Re: [PATCH -mm 6/6] cpu_relax(): ptrace.c coding style fix

From: Andreas Mohr
Date: Thu Jun 22 2006 - 11:51:57 EST


On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 09:32:23AM -0500, Nathan Lynch wrote:
> Andreas Mohr wrote:
> >
> > Fix existing cpu_relax() loop to have proper kernel style.
> >
>
> ...
>
> > @@ -182,9 +182,8 @@
> > if (!write_trylock(&tasklist_lock)) {
> > local_irq_enable();
> > task_unlock(task);
> > - do {
> > + while (!write_can_lock(&tasklist_lock))
> > cpu_relax();
> > - } while (!write_can_lock(&tasklist_lock));
>
> This is a change in behavior, not just style. (And there is nothing
> wrong with the current style.)

Ick, right, this could cause the new state to be visible in the 2nd iteration
only.

Thanks! Discard this change please.

Andreas Mohr
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