Re: 3.[68]-rt: CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING + CONFIG_DEBUG_FORCE_WEAK_PER_CPU = boot time swap_lock deadlock

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On Tue, 2013-04-23 at 12:00 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote: 
> On Tue, 2013-04-23 at 05:13 +0200, Mike Galbraith wrote:
> > On Mon, 2013-04-22 at 22:47 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > 
> > > Yeah, the bug is with the swap_lock not being unique (do a git grep
> > > swap_lock), and it being weak made that per_cpu swap_lock the same lock
> > > as the other locks.
> > > 
> > > Apply my patch and your bug should go away.
> > 
> > Aha, so the bug is certainly dead.  I'll test anyway, but you can take
> > no news as confirmation that it's dead.
> > 
> 
> Actually, I would feel more comfortable if I heard news that confirms
> its dead ;-)
> 
> /me hopes to hear "It's dead Jim".

Ok.  Either "It's ding-dong dead" or "Oh shit" absolutely will follow,
likely tomorrow.

-Mike


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