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SubjectRe: [RFC,PATCH] mutex: mutex_is_owner() helper

* Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> wrote:

> mutex_is_locked() is called most of the time to check if mutex is locked by current
> thread. But it's a lazy check, because mutex might be locked by another thread.
>
> Adds a new mutex_is_owned_by() helper, that can check ownership if CONFIG_SMP or
> CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES are set.
>
> Returns are
> 0 if mutex is unlocked.
> 1 if locked
> -1 if not locked by designated thread.
>
> Last return value is possible only if CONFIG_SMP=y or CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES=y
>
> Example of use :
>
> int rtnl_is_locked(void)
> {
> return mutex_is_locked(&rtnl_mutex);
> }
> ->
> int rtnl_is_locked(void)
> {
> return mutex_is_owned_by(&rtnl_mutex, current_thread_info()) == 1;
> }

To make sure this does not extend mutexes to be used a recursive
mutexes, mind naming it more clearly, like debug_mutex_is_owned(), and
adding a comment that says that this shouldnt be taken?

Also, it's somewhat imprecise: on !SMP && !DEBUG_MUTEXES we might return
a false '1'. Which happens to work for the rtnl usecase - but might not
in other cases.

Ingo


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