On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 03:10:21PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> --- a/kernel/softirq.c
> +++ b/kernel/softirq.c
> @@ -746,13 +746,23 @@ void irq_exit(void)
>  #endif
>  
>       account_irq_exit_time(current);
> -     trace_hardirq_exit();
>       sub_preempt_count(HARDIRQ_OFFSET);
> -     if (!in_interrupt() && local_softirq_pending())
> +     if (!in_interrupt() && local_softirq_pending()) {
> +             /*
> +              * Temp. disable hardirq context so as not to confuse lockdep;
> +              * otherwise it might think we're running softirq handler from
> +              * hardirq context.
> +              *
> +              * Should probably sort this someplace else..
> +              */
> +             trace_hardirq_exit();
>               invoke_softirq();
> +             trace_hardirq_enter();
> +     }
>  
>       tick_irq_exit();
>       rcu_irq_exit();
> +     trace_hardirq_exit();

Looks like a change we really want!

Thanks!

>  }
>  
>  void raise_softirq(unsigned int nr)
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