On 12/1/06, Srivatsa Vaddagiri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This patches fixes various bugs I hit in the recently posted container > patches. > > 1. If a subsystem registers with fork/exit hook during bootup (much > before rcu is initialized), then the resulting synchronize_rcu() in > container_register_subsys() hangs. Avoid this by not calling > synchronize_rcu() if we arent fully booted yet. > > 2. If cpuset_create fails() for some reason, then the resulting > call to cpuset_destroy can trip. Avoid this by initializing > container->...->cpuset pointer to NULL in cpuset_create(). > > 3. container_rmdir->cpuset_destroy->update_flag can deadlock on > container_lock(). Avoid this by introducing __update_flag, which > doesnt take container_lock().
Ah - this may be the lockup that PaulJ hit. Thanks for these fixes. Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ ckrm-tech mailing list https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ckrm-tech
