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SubjectRe: [patch] IA64: only call up() in salinfo_work_to_do() if down_trylock() was successful
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 10:47:09PM +1000, Keith Owens wrote:
> Simon Horman (on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:47:20 +1000) wrote:
> >Aesthetic issues aside is it safe to call up() if down_trylock() failed?
> >
> >arch/ia64/kernel/salinfo.c: In function `salinfo_work_to_do':
> >arch/ia64/kernel/salinfo.c:195: warning: ignoring return value of `down_trylock'
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au>
> >
> >Index: linux-2.6/arch/ia64/kernel/salinfo.c
> >===================================================================
> >--- linux-2.6.orig/arch/ia64/kernel/salinfo.c 2008-07-29 19:06:33.000000000 +1000
> >+++ linux-2.6/arch/ia64/kernel/salinfo.c 2008-07-29 19:40:02.000000000 +1000
> >@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ struct salinfo_platform_oemdata_parms {
> > static void
> > salinfo_work_to_do(struct salinfo_data *data)
> > {
> >- down_trylock(&data->mutex);
> >- up(&data->mutex);
> >+ if (down_trylock(&data->mutex) == 0)
> >+ up(&data->mutex);
> > }
> >
> > static void
>
> NAK. The whole point of this function is to set the mutex to the up
> state, irrespective of whether it was already down or not. Tracking
> the state of data->mutex in all the possible contexts is just too
> fragile, especially since it can be modified from NMI context.
> salinfo_work_to_do() ensures that the mtuex ends in the up state.
>
> To remove the warning, just stick '(void)' in front of down_trylock().

Thanks, will do.

--
Horms



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