Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] test-ww_mutex: Fix deadlock in test_cycle_work
From: Bradley Morgan
Date: Tue Aug 11 2026 - 11:50:06 EST
On 11 August 2026 16:32:40 BST, Haakon Bugge <haakon.bugge@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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>> On 10 Aug 2026, at 18:45, Bradley Morgan <include@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> >Fixes: d1b42b800e5d ("locking/ww_mutex: Add kselftests for resolving
>ww_mutex cyclic deadlocks")
>> >Signed-off-by: Håkon Bugge <haakon.bugge@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >Reviewed-by: Bradley Morgan <include@xxxxxxxxx>
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>> Shouldn't a rb be on top of a sob?
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>Not to my knowledge. Do you have a reference? Looking at recent
>commits, I see a great variability as to your Q. E.g., see this
>commit:
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>a50026bdb867 ("iov_iter: get rid of 'copy_mc' flag")
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>Thxs, Håkon
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usually from my very small experience, I tend to merge patches into my
-next tree, a private one I use to test and stuff, and using B4, RBs tend to be on top of SOBs.
Thanks!