linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RT] arm64: fpsimd: use a local_lock() in addition to local_bh

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Message-ID: <20180711133157.bvrza5vmthu6lwjd@linutronix.de>
Date:   Wed, 11 Jul 2018 15:31:57 +0200
From:   Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     linux-rt-users@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        tglx@...utronix.de, Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RT] arm64: fpsimd: use a local_lock() in addition to
 local_bh_disable()

On 2018-07-11 09:25:55 [-0400], Steven Rostedt wrote:
> Did you decide to create a local_lock_bh(lock) function? I don't see it.
> 
> And should this be backported to 4.14-rt too? You state you saw this in
> 4.16-rt, but did you start doing something different then, or did the
> kernel change?

I wanted to re-evaluate the whole situation here but didn't get to it
yet.

> Thanks!
> 
> -- Steve

Sebastian