Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 1 Apr 2008 13:30:17 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH for 2.6.25] Markers - use synchronize_sched() |
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On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:16:09 -0400 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca> wrote:
> Use synchronize_sched before calling call_rcu in CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU until we > have call_rcu_sched and rcu_barrier_sched in mainline. It will slow down the > marker operations in CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU, but it fixes the current race against > the preempt_disable/enable() protected code paths.
A better changelog would have described the bug which is being fixed.
> Paul, is this ok ? It would be good to get this in for 2.6.25 final.
Paul seems to have nodded off. I'll merge it.
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