Re: [PATCH RFC fs/namespace] Make kern_unmount() use synchronize_rcu_expedited()

From: Christoph Bartoschek
Date: Tue Apr 26 2022 - 18:58:50 EST


> 3. https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220218183114.2867528-1-riel@xxxxxxxxxxx/
> Refined queue_rcu_work() approach.
>
> #1 should work, but the resulting IPIs are not going to make the real-time
> guys happy. #2 and #3 have been subject to reasonably heavy testing
> and did fix a very similar issue to the one that you are reporting,
> but last I knew there were doubts about the concurrency consequences.
>
> Could you please give at least #3 a shot and see if it helps you?
>

I have tried #3 and it works well with my testcases as far as I can see it.

Christoph