Re: [PATCH 0/2] x86: Fix perf deadlock caused by dumpstack cleanup

[Linus Torvalds]

On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Here are two patches that fix the deadlock that you discovered.
>
> The first patch is the real culprit, but as I was looking at the code
> I realized that the irq stack part was a bit off too. That part didn't
> cause the lock up, but needs to be fixed regardless.
>
> Note, I'm hoping to use these clean ups to make x86_64 and i386 code
> a bit closer to each other, so I hope the original change does not
> get reverted.

I'll apply them.

That said, I'm not *AT*ALL* convinced that a "cleanup" that involves
having helper functions with multiple bugs and now seven (7!)
arguments passed into it is a "cleanup" at all.

The cleanup was claimed to help improve readability. Really? Somebody
needs to reconsider their goals in life if they think that a
7-argument helper functions where the caller needs to pass in
addresses to variables because the helper function will change them is
a good idea. Just the *call* is spread out over two lines because
calling that function is so complex.

I suspect that maybe creating some kind of "struct stack_information"
structure might help somewhat. Because right now I'm very doubtful
about the whole "this clarifies/simplifies" argument. The very fact
that the "cleaned-up" function was a buggy pile of sh*t should make
you question the cleanup itself.

            Linus
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/