On 06/10/2014 08:59 AM, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:28:09 -0000
> Thomas Gleixner <t...@linutronix.de> wrote:
>   
>> +/*
>> + * Futex variant to allow full deadlock detection.
>> + */
>> +int __rt_mutex_timed_lock(struct rt_mutex *lock,
>> +                      struct hrtimer_sleeper *timeout)
>> +{
>> +    might_sleep();
>> +
>> +    return rt_mutex_timed_fastlock(lock, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE, timeout, 0,
>> +                                   rt_mutex_slowlock);
>> +}

This futex variant one is not used until next patch, it should not be
introduced in this patch.

>> +
>>  /**
>>   * rt_mutex_timed_lock - lock a rt_mutex interruptible
>>   *                  the timeout structure is provided
>>   *                  by the caller
>>   *
>> - * @lock:           the rt_mutex to be locked
>> + * @lock:           the rt_mutex to be locked
>>   * @timeout:                timeout structure or NULL (no timeout)
>> - * @detect_deadlock:        deadlock detection on/off
>>   *
>>   * Returns:
>> - *  0               on success
>> - * -EINTR   when interrupted by a signal
>> + *  0               on success
>> + * -EINTR   when interrupted by a signal
>>   * -ETIMEDOUT       when the timeout expired
>> - * -EDEADLK when the lock would deadlock (when deadlock detection is on)
>>   */
>>  int
>> -rt_mutex_timed_lock(struct rt_mutex *lock, struct hrtimer_sleeper *timeout,
>> -                int detect_deadlock)
>> +rt_mutex_timed_lock(struct rt_mutex *lock, struct hrtimer_sleeper *timeout)
>>  {
>>      might_sleep();
>>  
>> -    return rt_mutex_timed_fastlock(lock, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE, timeout,
>> -                                   detect_deadlock, rt_mutex_slowlock);
>> +    return rt_mutex_timed_fastlock(lock, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE, timeout, 0,
>> +                                   rt_mutex_slowlock);
>>  }
>>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt_mutex_timed_lock);
>>  
> 
> I must be missing something. What's the difference between the above
> and the futex variant one? They both do the exact same thing:
> 

It will use RT_MUTEX_*FULL*_CHAINWALK for the futex variant one while
rt_mutex_timed_lock() will use RT_MUTEX_*MIN*_CHAINWALK

> 
> int foo(struct rt_mutex *lock, struct hrtimer_sleeper *timeout)
> {
>       might_sleep();
> 
>       return rt_mutex_timed_fastlock(lock, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE, timout,
>                                      0, rt_mutex_slowlock);
> }
> 
> 
> ??
> 
> -- Steve
> .
> 

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