rwsem-rt: Make rwsem rt closer to mainline
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| # | Subject and files | Size | Replies | Applied |
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| 1/2 | rwsem-rt: Do not allow readers to nestinclude/ kernel/ | +8 | 5 replies | |
| 2/2 | rtmutex: Remove duplicate rt_mutex_init()include/ | +3 | 3 replies |
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Cover letter [PATCH RT 0/2] rwsem-rt: Make rwsem rt closer to mainline
Looking at mainline's down_read() I noticed that reader locks of rwsems are not made to nest. In fact, they should not. Although, it may seem fine if a down_read() nests as multiple readers can have the lock, rwsems are fair locks. That is, if a writer were to block on a rwsem while readers have the lock, a new reader will also block. If a reader were to try to take the lock again while a writer was waiting, it would block, and cause a deadlock as it has the lock its trying to grab and wont let it go as the writer is waiting.
I also found that the rt_mutex_init() is identical in the two places it is defined in rtmutex.h.
Steven Rostedt (Red Hat) (2):
rwsem-rt: Do not allow readers to nest
rtmutex: Remove duplicate rt_mutex_init()
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include/linux/rtmutex.h | 12 +++--------- include/linux/rwsem_rt.h | 1 - kernel/rt.c | 37 ++++++++----------------------------- 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)