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Date:      Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:51:34 -0500 (EST)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   RE: cvs commit: src/sys/kern subr_turnstile.c
Message-ID:  <XFMail.20031112185134.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <200311122348.hACNmgKZ032190@repoman.freebsd.org>

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On 12-Nov-2003 John Baldwin wrote:
> jhb         2003/11/12 15:48:42 PST
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/kern             subr_turnstile.c 
>   Log:
>   - Close a race where a thread on another CPU could release a contested lock
>     and empty its turnstile while the blocking threads still pointed to the
>     turnstile.  If the thread on the first CPU blocked on a lock owned by
>     one of the threads blocked on the turnstile just woken up, then the
>     first CPU could try to manipulate a bogus thread queue in the turnstile
>     during priority propagation.
>   - Update locking notes for ts_owner and always clear ts_owner, not just
>     under INVARIANTS.
>   
>   Tested by:      sam (1)

This might fix the SMP problems on current.  Please let me know if
there are any other turnstile/mutex/priority_propagation related
panics.

-- 

John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>  <><  http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/
"Power Users Use the Power to Serve!"  -  http://www.FreeBSD.org/



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