Re: [PATCH -mm 6/6] cpu_relax(): ptrace.c coding style fix

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> Fix existing cpu_relax() loop to have proper kernel style.

..but you change the code, not its style.

> @@ -182,9 +182,8 @@
>  	if (!write_trylock(&tasklist_lock)) {
>  		local_irq_enable();
>  		task_unlock(task);
> -		do {
> +		while (!write_can_lock(&tasklist_lock))
>  			cpu_relax();
> -		} while (!write_can_lock(&tasklist_lock));
>  		goto repeat;
>  	}

I guess that barrier was needed before write_can_lock can succeed.
=> your version does one unneccessary test.

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