linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] Improvements to ww

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Message-ID: <CANDhNCr=wSZnnPa00E09OwQAJcPRAC-bDgdc0QbSw+j-BYUeyg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:46:08 -0700
From: John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>
To: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, 
	Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>, Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>, 
	"Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>, Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@...dia.com>, 
	Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>, Suleiman Souhlal <suleiman@...gle.com>, kernel-team@...roid.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] Improvements to ww_mutex test driver

On Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> As part of the proxy-exec work, I've leveraged the ww_mutex test
> driver to help stress test the lock handling.
>
> Two of these patches I've sent a few times without any
> response[1], but after realizing the test wasn't exercising the
> wait-wound class mutexes (only wait-die), I've extended the test
> driver to now do both. This helps make sure there is more
> confidence in any changes being made.

Forgot to add the link I intended:
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250715021417.4015799-1-jstultz@google.com/

thanks
-john