linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] locking: ww_mutex: add one level of indirection for access of the lock

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Message-ID: <54F0BE02.1090100@linutronix.de>
Date:	Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:57:06 +0100
From:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:	Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@...onical.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
CC:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] locking: ww_mutex: add one level of indirection for
 access of the lock

On 02/27/2015 07:20 PM, Maarten Lankhorst wrote:
> Assuming it's compile tested, can't really test that here. :)

It passes the self-test without the killable one and the other one I
switched off. And that thing that we have in -RT has been reported to
be working with the nouveau driver.
There is the Kconfig switch which would enable it so you could use it.
Not sure if we should keep that way or hide it better :)

> Reviewed-by: Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@...onical.com>

Thanks.

> I can't review the second or third patch, I don't understand rt mutexes well enough.

Sebastian
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