RE: [PATCH 2/5] sched: convert signal_struct.sigcnt to refcount_t

From: Reshetova, Elena
Date: Tue Jan 22 2019 - 04:11:49 EST


> On 01/18, Elena Reshetova wrote:
> >
> > For the signal_struct.sigcnt it might make a difference
> > in following places:
> > - put_signal_struct(): decrement in refcount_dec_and_test() only
> > provides RELEASE ordering and control dependency on success
> > vs. fully ordered atomic counterpart
>
> this is fine.
>
> Reviewed-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thank you Oleg!

Will you be able to take this and the other scheduler
patch to whatever tree/path it should normally go to get eventually
integrated?

Best Regards,
Elena.