Re: [patch] 2.6.5-rc2 __WAITQUEUE_INITIALIZER

[Tomas Szepe]

> > When struct __wait_queue is on stack or you reuse an existing
> > waitqueue, you get garbage in the flags.
> > 
> > Index: 5-rc2.1/include/linux/wait.h
> > --- 5-rc2.1/include/linux/wait.h Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:46:13 +1100 kaos (linux-2.6/m/c/34_wait.h 1.1 644)
> > +++ 5-rc2.1(w)/include/linux/wait.h Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:36:39 +1000 kaos (linux-2.6/m/c/34_wait.h 1.1 644)
> > @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ typedef struct __wait_queue_head wait_qu
> >   */
> >  
> >  #define __WAITQUEUE_INITIALIZER(name, tsk) {				\
> > +	.flags		= 0,						\
> >  	.task		= tsk,						\
> >  	.func		= default_wake_function,			\
> >  	.task_list	= { NULL, NULL } }
> 
> The compiler will do this for us?

Yes, but only for statics (I believe).

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Tomas Szepe <szepe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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