Re: [PATCH 1/6] Btrfs: fix deadlock in btrfs_commit_transaction

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On 10/27/2010 01:06 AM, Chris Mason wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 09:36:26AM -0700, Sage Weil wrote:
>> On Tue, 26 Oct 2010, liubo wrote:
>>> Since wake_up() itself provides a implied wmb, and a wq active check, 
>>> it is better to drop "if (wq)" in __btrfs_end_transaction().
>> I see.  It could also be
>>
>>         smb_mb();
>>         if (wq)
>>                 wake_up();
>>
>> but just calling wake_up() unconditionally is simpler, and fewer barriers 
>> in the wake_up case.  I'm not attached to the if (wq); I just kept it 
>> because it was there already.
> 
> wake_up() provides an implied barrier because it takes the lock.  I
> usually do the smp_mb() + if (wq) dance when I'm working on a relatively
> hot waitqueue.

Anyway, it is your style.
:) 

thanks,
liubo

> 
> -chris
> 
> 
> 
> 

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