Re: [Cleanup PATCH] rcu: Do not use rcu_read_lock_held when callingrcu_dereference_check

From: Michal Hocko
Date: Fri Jul 08 2011 - 11:57:59 EST


On Fri 08-07-11 08:48:29, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 08, 2011 at 03:57:39PM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > Hi Paul,
> > I guess that this falls down to your area because the code, even though
> > it touches multiple areas, is RCU specific. Let me know if I should
> > break it into smaller pieces or that I should push it through other
> > trees.
> >
> > git grep -n -A3 "\<rcu_dereference_.*check" doesn't show any other
> > variants to be "affected".
>
> Hello, Michal,
>
> Good catch, thank you!!!
>
> Could you please break this up by maintainer?

OK, will do.

>
> I have already queued your changes to Documentation/RCU/lockdep.txt with
> your Signed-off-by (probably for 3.1), so please don't worry about those.

OK


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