Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 26 Feb 2001 01:48:27 +0100 | From | Jens Axboe <> | Subject | Re: 2.4.2-ac3: loop threads in D state |
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On Sun, Feb 25 2001, Alexander Viro wrote: > Let me elaborate: the race is very narrow and takes deliberate efforts to > hit. It _can_ be triggered, unfortunately. This extra up() will mess your > life later on.
What's the worst that can happen? We do an extra up, but loop_thread will still quit once we hit zero lo_pending. And loop_clr_fd is still protected by lo_ctl_mutex.
-- Jens Axboe
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