Re: [PATCH] timers: Handle HRTIMER_CB_IRQSAFE_UNLOCKED correctlyfrom softirq context

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Mon Oct 27 2008 - 09:22:21 EST



* Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > > > Fix this by emulating hardirq context while running these callbacks from
> > > > the hrtimer softirq.
> > >
> > > Good catch!!! One confusion (probably on my part) below.
> >
> > Hmm.. Let's see...
>
> Gah!!!
>
> I am so used to seeing sequences of code that disable irqs and then
> re-enable them that I misread the original, failing to see that you
> were -enabling- irqs and then re-disabling them. :-/
>
> Never mind!!! Sorry for the noise...

ok - i've applied Gautham's fix to tip/timers/urgent, with your and
Peter's Acked-by lines.

Ingo
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