linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/3] rtmutex: Avoid barrier in rt_mutex_handle

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Date:	Tue, 8 Mar 2016 14:05:39 -0800
From:	Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
To:	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...nel.org
Cc:	peterz@...radead.org, bigeasy@...utronix.de,
	umgwanakikbuti@...il.com, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	dave@...olabs.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 4/3] rtmutex: Avoid barrier in rt_mutex_handle_deadlock

The very nature of rt_mutex_handle_deadlock() implies that this
patch is merely a formality, as in practice the saved barrier
is of little use. That said, we can relax setting the task state
and be done with it; blocking unconditionally... this is a deadlock!

Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>
---
  kernel/locking/rtmutex.c | 2 +-
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
index 8eb99b7f1ac8..c3d3c8e8ea5c 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ static void rt_mutex_handle_deadlock(int res, int detect_deadlock,
  	 */
  	rt_mutex_print_deadlock(w);
  	while (1) {
-		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
  		schedule();
  	}
  }
-- 
2.1.4