* Peter Zijlstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This patch set uses lockdep to validate rcu usage.
>
> It annotates rcu_read_{,un}lock{,_bh}() to catch imbalances. And
> further uses that information to establish a proper context for
> rcu_dereference().
>
> It also separates implicit from explicit preempt_disable() usage, in
> order to separate rcu_dereference() from the locking model.
>
> A kernel (2.6.23-rc4-mm1) with these patches boots but does have some
> funnies - I suspect it calls printf from places it doesn't like.
>
> The first patch should be safe to apply, the rest is RFC.
great work! The patches look good to me.
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Ingo
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