On Tue, Mar 09, 2021 at 11:06:03AM +0800, Zheng Yejian wrote:
> From: Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]>
> 
> Currently futex-pi relies on hb->lock to serialize everything. But hb->lock
> creates another set of problems, especially priority inversions on RT where
> hb->lock becomes a rt_mutex itself.
> 
> The rt_mutex::wait_lock is the most obvious protection for keeping the
> futex user space value and the kernel internal pi_state in sync.
> 
> Rework and document the locking so rt_mutex::wait_lock is held accross all
> operations which modify the user space value and the pi state.
> 
> This allows to invoke rt_mutex_unlock() (including deboost) without holding
> hb->lock as a next step.
> 
> Nothing yet relies on the new locking rules.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
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> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]>
> [Lee: Back-ported in support of a previous futex back-port attempt]
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Zheng Yejian <[email protected]>
> ---
>  kernel/futex.c | 138 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 112 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

What is the git commit id of this patch in Linus's tree?

thanks,

greg k-h

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