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Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 13:30:17 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH for 2.6.25] Markers - use synchronize_sched()
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On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:16:09 -0400
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca> wrote:

> Use synchronize_sched before calling call_rcu in CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU until we
> have call_rcu_sched and rcu_barrier_sched in mainline. It will slow down the
> marker operations in CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU, but it fixes the current race against
> the preempt_disable/enable() protected code paths.

A better changelog would have described the bug which is being fixed.

> Paul, is this ok ? It would be good to get this in for 2.6.25 final.

Paul seems to have nodded off.  I'll merge it.