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SubjectRe: [patch V2 08/15] Documentation: Add lock ordering and nesting documentation
On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 10:49:04PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
[...]
> >> +rwsems have grown interfaces which allow non owner release for special
> >> +purposes. This usage is problematic on PREEMPT_RT because PREEMPT_RT
> >> +substitutes all locking primitives except semaphores with RT-mutex based
> >> +implementations to provide priority inheritance for all lock types except
> >> +the truly spinning ones. Priority inheritance on ownerless locks is
> >> +obviously impossible.
> >> +
> >> +For now the rwsem non-owner release excludes code which utilizes it from
> >> +being used on PREEMPT_RT enabled kernels.
> >
> > I could not parse the last sentence here, but I think you meant "For now,
> > PREEMPT_RT enabled kernels disable code that perform a non-owner release of
> > an rwsem". Correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> Right, that's what I wanted to say :)
>
> Care to send a delta patch?

Absolutely, doing that now. :-)

thanks,

- Joel

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