Re: [PATCH 2.6.12-rc4] cpuset exit NULL dereference fix

[Paul Jackson]

Linus wrote:
> For this, there is a nice 
> 
> 	atomic_dec_and_lock()
> 
> function that is the same as "atomic_dec_and_test()", except it grabs the 
> lock if the count decrements to zero.

If we take Robin's idea to add a spinlock per cpuset, then yes this
atomic_dec_and_lock() might be useful.  Thanks for mentioning it.

I am not convinced we need to go that way.  See my upcoming replies to
Simon and Robin, for alternative approaches that are simpler.

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