Re: [PATCH 8/14] barriers

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On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 02:21:41PM -0500, Mikulas Patocka wrote:
> Move wait queue declaration and unplug to dm_wait_for_completion.
> The patch reorders functions a little bit. It doesn't change any
> functionality. For proper non-deadlock operation, it is required 
> hat add_wait_queue happens before set_current_state(interruptible)
> and before the test for !atomic_read(&md->pending) --- and this
> patch follows that.
 
Can you check md->wait is sufficiently protected and the reordering
in this patch doesn't increase the likelihood of a race with its
contents changing outside a lock?

Alasdair
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