On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 09:47:59AM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote: > > rcu_read_lock() > > if (mm->owner) { > > get_task_struct(mm->owner) > > tsk = mm->owner; > > } > > rcu_read_unlock() > > if (!tsk) > > return ret; > > > > Agree? > > Or: > > rcu_read_lock(); > tsk = mm->owner; > if (tsk) > get_task_struct(tsk); > rcu_read_unlock(); > if (!tsk) > return ret; > > Probably looks cleaner. Yes, plus we should do "tsk = rcu_dereference(mm->owner);" and wrap the whole thing in a static uprobes_get_mm_owner() or similar. -- steve -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxx For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>