Re: [patch 17/61] lock validator: sk_callback_lock workaround

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Mon May 29 2006 - 21:37:56 EST


On Mon, 29 May 2006 23:24:27 +0200
Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> temporary workaround for the lock validator: make all uses of
> sk_callback_lock softirq-safe. (The real solution will be to
> express to the lock validator that sk_callback_lock rules are
> to be generated per-address-family.)

Ditto. What's the actual problem being worked around here, and how's the
real fix shaping up?


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