On Thu, Aug 01, 2013 at 03:28:34PM +0200, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:

SNIP

> > also for following case:
> > 
> >         count = atomic_inc_return(&nr_callchain_events);
> >         if (WARN_ON_ONCE(count < 1)) {
> >                 err = -EINVAL;
> >                 goto exit;
> >         }
> > 
> > seems like it screws the count
> 
> I'm not sure what you mean here. You mean that it could be negative when the 
> dec is done
> outside the lock?

yes

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