[PATCH] async: make async_synchronize_full() more serializing

[Arjan van de Ven]

turns out that there are real problems with allowing async
tasks that are scheduled from async tasks to run after
the async_synchronize_full() returns.

This patch makes the _full more strict and a complete
synchronization. Later I might need to add back a lighter
form of synchronization for other uses.. but not right now.

Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/async.c |    4 +++-
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/async.c b/kernel/async.c
index 9737338..64cc916 100644
--- a/kernel/async.c
+++ b/kernel/async.c
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_schedule_special);
 
 void async_synchronize_full(void)
 {
-	async_synchronize_cookie(next_cookie);
+	do {
+		async_synchronize_cookie(next_cookie);
+	} while (!list_empty(&async_running) || !list_empty(&async_pending));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_full);
 
-- 
1.5.5.1



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