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SubjectRe: [Patch v5 0/9] liblockdep: userspace lockdep
On 07/08/2013 04:39 AM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
> * Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@oracle.com> wrote:
>
>>>> The other issue is that with lock classes disabled you have to hit an
>>>> actual deadlock to trigger any output.
>>>>
>>>> I.e. much of the power of lockdep is diminished :-/ When actual
>>>> deadlocks are triggered then it's not particularly complex to debug
>>>> user-space apps: gdb the hung task(s) and look at the backtraces.
>>>
>>> Lock classes are disabled only if you're using the LD_PRELOAD method
>>> of testing. If you actually re-compile your code with the library (by
>>> just including the header and setting a #define to enable it) you will
>>> have lock classes.
>>
>> Hi Ingo,
>>
>> Just wondering if you're planning on pushing it over to Linus from your
>> tree, or should I go ahead and do it on my own?
>
> PeterZ is in favor as well so I'll apply them after the merge window, for
> v3.12.

Hi Ingo,

Do you intend to send liblockdep in this merge window as planned?


Thanks,
Sasha



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