linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 19/50] locking/mutex: split out mutex

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Message-ID: <647f6ed8-c6d8-421e-b5a7-faa3c19b9bd6@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 22:04:39 -0500
From: Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
To: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 19/50] locking/mutex: split out mutex_types.h


On 12/18/23 20:46, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 18, 2023 at 11:53:08AM -0500, Waiman Long wrote:
>> On 12/15/23 22:26, Kent Overstreet wrote:
>>> -#include <linux/rtmutex.h>
>> Including rtmutex.h here means that mutex_types.h is no longer a simple
>> header for types only. So unless you also break out a rtmutex_types.h, it is
>> inconsistent.
> good observation, I'll have to leave it for the next round of cleanups
> though since the merge window is approaching and I'll have to redo all
> the testing.
>
>> Besides, the kernel/sched code does use mutex_lock/unlock calls quite
>> frequently. With this patch, mutex.h will not be directly included. I
>> suspect that it is indirectly included via other header files. This may be
>> an issue with some configurations.
> I've now put it through randconfig testing on every arch that debian
> includes a compiler for (excluding sh and xtensa, which throw internal
> compiler errors) and that one hasn't come up yet.
>
> could still be included indirectly though - I haven't checked for that
> one specifically yet.

If you are replacing mutex.h in include/linux/sched.h by mutex_types.h, 
I would suggest you add mutex.h to kernel/sched/sched.h to ensure this 
header file is included by the scheduler code.

Cheers,
Longman