Re: [PATCH RESEND 0/7] locking: opt-in tracking of sleeping lock holders

From: Tejun Heo

Date: Mon Sep 28 2026 - 19:35:02 EST


Hello, Shakeel.

On Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 08:50:18AM -0700, Shakeel Butt wrote:
> The answer is a count in task_struct. Only the locks that ask to be
> tracked are counted. The mechanism introduced here is planned to be used
> by solutions for shared lock isolation scenarios [1].
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> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/20260921192559.2619635-1-shakeel.butt@xxxxxxxxx/

Let's resolve the discussion on the overall approach first.

Thanks.

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tejun