Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:19:37 +0530 | From | Balbir Singh <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.6.26-rc8-mm1] memrlimit: fix mmap_sem deadlock |
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Hugh Dickins wrote: > "ps -f" hung after "killall make" of make -j20 kernel builds. It's > generally considered bad manners to down_write something you already > have down_read. exit_mm up_reads before calling mm_update_next_owner, > so I guess exec_mmap can safely do so too. (And with that repositioning > there's not much point in mm_need_new_owner allowing for NULL mm.) > > Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>
Thanks!
Acked-by: Balbir Singh <balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
-- Warm Regards, Balbir Singh Linux Technology Center IBM, ISTL
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