Re: [PATCH -next] ipc: make refcounter atomic (was Re: linux-next:Tree for Apr 23 [ Call-Traces: lib/debugobjects.c | kernel/rcupdate.c | kernel/rcutree.c])

[Rik van Riel]

On 04/24/2013 07:05 PM, Sedat Dilek wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 12:16 AM, Davidlohr Bueso
> <davidlohr.bueso@xxxxxx> wrote:

> > This patch converts the IPC RCU header's reference counter to atomic_t. The return of
> > ipc_rcu_getref() is modified to inform the callers if it actually succeeded.
> >
> > Now all callers return -EIDRM upon failure and abort the current operation. Two exceptions are
> > in semaphore code where sem_getref_and_unlock() and sem_getref() trigger a warning but proceed
> > to freeing up any held locks.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <davidlohr.bueso@xxxxxx>
> > Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Paul McKenney <paul.mckenney@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@xxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Emmanuel Benisty <benisty.e@xxxxxxxxx>
> > CC: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Missing my Reported-by ...!

> ...so please add also my Tested-by!

And my ax!

I mean ... Reviewed-by: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx>

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