| Date | Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:22:05 -0400 | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 04/13] rwsem: simplify rwsem_down_read_failed |
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On 03/15/2013 06:54 AM, Michel Lespinasse wrote: > When trying to acquire a read lock, the RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS adjustment > doesn't cause other readers to block, so we never have to worry about waking > them back after canceling this adjustment in rwsem_down_read_failed(). > > We also never want to steal the lock in rwsem_down_read_failed(), so we > don't have to grab the wait_lock either. > > Signed-off-by: Michel Lespinasse <walken@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
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