netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] sched: Add cond_resched_rcu

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Message-ID: <20130501173035.GT3780@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 1 May 2013 10:30:35 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	Julian Anastasov <ja@....bg>,
	Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, lvs-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>,
	Dipankar Sarma <dipankar@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] sched: Add cond_resched_rcu_lock() helper

On Wed, May 01, 2013 at 06:57:49PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Wed, May 01, 2013 at 09:02:18AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > My guess would be for the case where sched_preempt_enable_no_resched()
> > is followed some time later by cond_resched().
> 
> I might hope not.. preempt_enable_no_resched() is nasty and you're likely to be
> hit with a frozen fish of sorts by tglx if you try to use it ;-)

I will stick with my guess, though I agree that if I am correct,
this situation almost certainly predates tglx's Linux-related use of
frozen fish as projectile weapons.  ;-)

							Thanx, Paul

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