linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] rtmutex: take the waiter lock with irqs off

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Date:	Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:44:53 +0100
From:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CC:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Mike Galbraith <bitbucket@...ine.de>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	RT <linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] rtmutex: take the waiter lock with irqs off

On 11/22/2013 05:21 PM, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> On 11/22/2013 05:08 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 02:59:31PM +0100, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
>>> +extern void __lockfunc rt_spin_try_unlock(spinlock_t *lock);
>>
>> I know what you mean, but.. try_unlock() just sounds wrong, how can we
>> attempt but fail to unlock a lock we hold ;-)

kernel BUG at kernel/rtmutex.c:850!
[<ffffffff815ee9d5>] rt_spin_try_unlock+0x25/0x30
[<ffffffff81091ccd>] get_next_timer_interrupt+0xdd/0x270

It depends how hard you try :P Bah.

Sebastian
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