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SubjectRe: [PATCH] timerfd/eventfd context lock doesn't protect against poll_wait


On Thu, 17 May 2007, Davide Libenzi wrote:
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> Thx Davi, patch is correct. Nice catch. But at this point instead of
> ending up getting two locks, we may look into using Andrew suggestion of
> reusing the waitqueue lock. Is it universally considered a "legal"
> operation?

Yes. Perhaps not for drivers etc, but stuff that is deeply involved in
waitqueue handling anyway, sure.

Linus
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