Re: [RFC] Lockdep VS rw-semaphores strangeness

From: Arjan van de Ven
Date: Fri Apr 06 2007 - 10:05:48 EST


Pavel Emelianov wrote:
I've already caught a fake warning when trying to write-lock
an mm->mmap_sem with another mm's mmap_sem write-locked. With the
patch attached everything works, fine.

btw why is that a fake warning? what is your guarantee that you never ever do it in the opposite direction from the other thread as well?
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