[2.6.32-rc5-git5] synchronize_sched() inside spin_lock()?

From: Tetsuo Handa
Date: Mon Nov 02 2009 - 07:00:24 EST


Commit: 4ea7e38696c7e798c47ebbecadfd392f23f814f9

tracepoint_synchronize_unregister() calls synchronize_sched(), but it is
between spin_lock() and spin_unlock(). Is it OK?

static int set_all_monitor_traces(int state)
{
int rc = 0;
struct dm_hw_stat_delta *new_stat = NULL;
struct dm_hw_stat_delta *temp;

spin_lock(&trace_state_lock);

switch (state) {
case TRACE_ON:
rc |= register_trace_kfree_skb(trace_kfree_skb_hit);
rc |= register_trace_napi_poll(trace_napi_poll_hit);
break;
case TRACE_OFF:
rc |= unregister_trace_kfree_skb(trace_kfree_skb_hit);
rc |= unregister_trace_napi_poll(trace_napi_poll_hit);

tracepoint_synchronize_unregister();

/*
* Clean the device list
*/
list_for_each_entry_safe(new_stat, temp, &hw_stats_list, list) {
if (new_stat->dev == NULL) {
list_del_rcu(&new_stat->list);
call_rcu(&new_stat->rcu, free_dm_hw_stat);
}
}
break;
default:
rc = 1;
break;
}

if (!rc)
trace_state = state;

spin_unlock(&trace_state_lock);

if (rc)
return -EINPROGRESS;
return rc;
}
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