linux-kernel - Re: [patch V3 1/7] rtmutex: Deobfuscate chain walk

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Date:	Mon, 9 Jun 2014 20:21:13 -0700
From:	Jason Low <jason.low2@...com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>,
	Jason Low <jason.low2@...com>, Brad Mouring <bmouring@...com>
Subject: Re: [patch V3 1/7] rtmutex: Deobfuscate chain walk

On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:
> There is no point to keep the task ref across the check for lock
> owner. Drop the ref before that, so the protection context is clear.
>
> Found while documenting the chain walk.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>

Reviewed-by: Jason Low <jason.low2@...com>
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