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SubjectRe: [ANNOUNCE] mdb-2.6.27-rc2-ia32-08-07-08.patch
I wrote:
> jmerkey@wolfmountaingroup.com wrote:
>> check mdb-main.c -- I disable preemption before rspin_lock is
>> attempted.
...
> Then it is recommendable that you document the call context requirements
> at the functions.

An alternative would of course be to establish the non-preemptible
context from inside the lock accessors, either redundantly to what the
call site is doing, or instead of doing it at the call site if that can
be arranged.
--
Stefan Richter
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http://arcgraph.de/sr/


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