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Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 18:48:58 +0100
From: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
To: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
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Subject: Re: [RFC] wait*() induced tasklist_lock starvation
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Hi David,

On 01/26, David Rientjes wrote:
>
> Or is it just
> another case of tasklist_lock problems that needs a major overhaul?

All I can say right now is: I'm afraid yes...

David, sorry, currently I can't even read your email carefully,
I'll try to return in a couple of days.

Oleg.