Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/5] Introduce checks for preemptable code forthis_cpu_read/write()

[Steven Rostedt]

On Mon, 2011-09-19 at 23:12 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:

> Actually, that's part of the issue. RT has made spin_locks not migrate.
> But this has also increased the overhead of those same spinlocks. I'm
> hoping to do away with the big hammer approach (although Thomas is less
> interested in this). I would like to have areas that require per-cpu
> variables to be annotated, and not have every spinlock disable
> preemption.
> 

The point is, if I do make this change. It is even more essential that I
detect the preempt enable use of this_cpu() and friends. As the
spin_locks() will no longer be giving that guarantee.

-- Steve


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