linux-kernel - Re: 4.19-rc1: ./include/linux/rcupdate.h:631 rcu_read

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Message-ID: <20180905082254.GA2237@zn.tnic>
Date:   Wed, 5 Sep 2018 10:22:54 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     x86-ml <x86@...nel.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, joel@...lfernandes.org
Subject: Re: 4.19-rc1: ./include/linux/rcupdate.h:631 rcu_read_lock() used
 illegally while idle!

On Tue, Sep 04, 2018 at 01:53:21PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> I must defer to Borislav on this one.  Assuming it has the desired
> effect, I am good with it.

It did survive a bunch of reboots (the WARN would fire after boot
finishes, normally) so I guess we can run with it and see how it works
out in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks guys!

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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