Re: [PATCH 1/1 net-next] irda: replace current->state by set_current_state()

From: David Miller
Date: Mon Feb 23 2015 - 17:21:32 EST


From: Fabian Frederick <fabf@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:38:24 +0100

> Use helper functions to access current->state.
> Direct assignments are prone to races and therefore buggy.
>
> current->state = TASK_RUNNING can be replaced by __set_current_state()
>
> Thanks to Peter Zijlstra for the exact definition of the problem.
>
> Suggested-By: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@xxxxxxxxx>

Applied.
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