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SubjectRe: [(RT RFC) PATCH v2 3/9] rearrange rt_spin_lock sleep
Hi!

> @@ -720,7 +728,8 @@ rt_spin_lock_slowlock(struct rt_mutex *lock)
> * saved_state accordingly. If we did not get a real wakeup
> * then we return with the saved state.
> */
> - saved_state = xchg(&current->state, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
> + saved_state = current->state;
> + smp_mb();
>
> for (;;) {
> unsigned long saved_flags;

Please document what the barrier is good for.

Plus, you are replacing atomic operation with nonatomic; is that ok?

Pavel
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