On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 02:35:21PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 10:28:20PM +0900, Byungchul Park wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 02:05:13PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 10:17:32PM +0900, Byungchul Park wrote:
> > > > +#define MAX_XHLOCKS_NR 64UL
> > >
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP_CROSSRELEASE
> > > > + if (tsk->xhlocks) {
> > > > + void *tmp = tsk->xhlocks;
> > > > + /* Disable crossrelease for current */
> > > > + tsk->xhlocks = NULL;
> > > > + vfree(tmp);
> > > > + }
> > > > +#endif
> > >
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP_CROSSRELEASE
> > > > + p->xhlock_idx = 0;
> > > > + p->xhlock_idx_soft = 0;
> > > > + p->xhlock_idx_hard = 0;
> > > > + p->xhlock_idx_nmi = 0;
> > > > + p->xhlocks = vzalloc(sizeof(struct hist_lock) * MAX_XHLOCKS_NR);
> > >
> > > I don't think we need vmalloc for this now.
> >
> > Really? When is a better time to do it?
> >
> > I think the time creating a task is the best time to initialize it. No?
>
> The place is fine, but I would use kmalloc() now (and subsequently kfree
> on the other end) for the allocation. Its not _that_ large anymore,
> right?
Did you mean that? OK, I will do it.
Thank you.
