On Sat, Aug 11, 2007 at 21:48:19 +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote: > The clock_was_set() call in seconds_overflow() which happens only when > leap seconds are inserted / deleted is wrong in two aspects: > > 1. it results in a call to on_each_cpu() with interrupts disabled > 2. it is potential deadlock source vs. call_lock in smp_call_function()
clock_was_set() is a no-op in 2.6.20, so this one looks unnecessary (but harmless). Thankfully the "hang every Linux box on the planet simultaneously" regression (okay, that's *slight* hyperbole) was limited to 2.6.21. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
