Merge branch 'core-locking-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'core-locking-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  rtmutex: tester: Remove the remaining BKL leftovers
  lockdep/timers: Explain in detail the locking problems del_timer_sync() may cause
  rtmutex: Simplify PI algorithm and make highest prio task get lock
  rwsem: Remove redundant asmregparm annotation
  rwsem: Move duplicate function prototypes to linux/rwsem.h
  rwsem: Unify the duplicate rwsem_is_locked() inlines
  rwsem: Move duplicate init macros and functions to linux/rwsem.h
  rwsem: Move duplicate struct rwsem declaration to linux/rwsem.h
  x86: Cleanup rwsem_count_t typedef
  rwsem: Cleanup includes
  locking: Remove deprecated lock initializers
  cred: Replace deprecated spinlock initialization
  kthread: Replace deprecated spinlock initialization
  xtensa: Replace deprecated spinlock initialization
  um: Replace deprecated spinlock initialization
  sparc: Replace deprecated spinlock initialization
  mips: Replace deprecated spinlock initialization
  cris: Replace deprecated spinlock initialization
  alpha: Replace deprecated spinlock initialization
  rtmutex-tester: Remove BKL tests
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Linus Torvalds 2011-03-15 18:28:30 -07:00
commit 0586bed3e8
40 changed files with 228 additions and 816 deletions

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@ -970,6 +970,25 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_to_del_timer_sync);
* add_timer_on(). Upon exit the timer is not queued and the handler is
* not running on any CPU.
*
* Note: You must not hold locks that are held in interrupt context
* while calling this function. Even if the lock has nothing to do
* with the timer in question. Here's why:
*
* CPU0 CPU1
* ---- ----
* <SOFTIRQ>
* call_timer_fn();
* base->running_timer = mytimer;
* spin_lock_irq(somelock);
* <IRQ>
* spin_lock(somelock);
* del_timer_sync(mytimer);
* while (base->running_timer == mytimer);
*
* Now del_timer_sync() will never return and never release somelock.
* The interrupt on the other CPU is waiting to grab somelock but
* it has interrupted the softirq that CPU0 is waiting to finish.
*
* The function returns whether it has deactivated a pending timer or not.
*/
int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
@ -977,6 +996,10 @@ int del_timer_sync(struct timer_list *timer)
#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
unsigned long flags;
/*
* If lockdep gives a backtrace here, please reference
* the synchronization rules above.
*/
local_irq_save(flags);
lock_map_acquire(&timer->lockdep_map);
lock_map_release(&timer->lockdep_map);