Re: vmlist_lock locking

Eric Dumazet
2006-12-08T07:39:59Z

kernel list a écrit :
> My understanding is that get_vm_area_node etc. can't be called in
> interrupt context because vmlist_lock is obtained with read_lock /
> write_lock. I am wondering if it makes sense to use read_lock_bh /
> write_lock_bh so that get_vm_area_node can be called in soft interrupt
> context. All the code executed when holding vmlist_lock is walking
> through the list, so it shouldn't change the behavior. If it does make
> sense, BUG_ON(in_interrupt()) can be changed to BUG_ON(in_irq()).

Maybe it is just me, but I like to know people names.
Or maybe your name really is kernel list ?

I wonder why a soft irq would want to lookup vm areas.
(since vmalloc() from soft irq is *really* forbiden)

Eric