Messages in this thread | | | From | Måns Rullgård <> | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] Linux 2.6 Real Time Kernel | Date | Sat, 09 Oct 2004 12:51:02 +0200 |
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Sven-Thorsten Dietrich <sdietrich@mvista.com> writes:
> +#if defined(CONFIG_SMP) && defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT) > +/* > + * This could be a long-held lock. If another CPU holds it for a long time, > + * and that CPU is not asked to reschedule then *this* CPU will spin on the > + * lock for a long time, even if *this* CPU is asked to reschedule. > + * > + * So what we do here, in the slow (contended) path is to spin on the lock by > + * hand while permitting preemption. > + * > + * Called inside preempt_disable(). > + */ > + > +/* these functions are only called from inside spin_lock > + * and old_write_lock therefore under spinlock substitution > + * they will only be passed old spinlocks or old rwlocks as parameter > + * there are no issues with modified mutex behavior here. */ > + > +#endif /* defined(CONFIG_SMP) && defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT) */
May I inquire as to the purpose of placing a couple of comments under an #ifdef?
-- Måns Rullgård mru@mru.ath.cx
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