linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Please pull proc and exec work for 5.7-rc1

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Date:   Sat, 4 Apr 2020 23:45:43 -0400
From:   Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
To:     Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@...mail.de>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alexey Gladkov <gladkov.alexey@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Please pull proc and exec work for 5.7-rc1

On 4/4/20 11:35 PM, Bernd Edlinger wrote:
>> To be symmetric with the existing downgrade_write() function, I will
>> choose the name upgrade_read() for the upgrade function.
>>
>> Will that work for you?
>>
> May I ask, if the proposed rwsem will also work for RT-linux,
> or will it be a normal mutex there?

Good question. RT have their own special code for rwsem. I need to take
a look at that to see if something like that is possible.

Cheers,
Longman