Re: [PATCH PREEMPT_RT] kcov: fix locking splat from kcov_remote_start()
From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Tue Aug 10 2021 - 15:14:38 EST
On Tue, 10 Aug 2021 11:50:32 +0200
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> - With lock kcov_remote_lock acquired there is a possible
> hash_for_each_safe() and list_for_each() iteration. I don't know what
> the limits are here but with a raw_spinlock_t it will contribute to
> the maximal latency.
Note, anyone having a kernel with KCOV compiled in, probably doesn't
care about latency ;-) It's like worrying about latency when lockdep is
complied in.
-- Steve