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Message-Id: <20110801120750.5c0e6d2b.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 12:07:50 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Vasiliy Kulikov <segoon@...nwall.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paul.mckenney@...aro.org>,
        Manuel Lauss
 <manuel.lauss@...glemail.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Richard
 Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, Marc Zyngier
 <maz@...terjones.org>
Subject: Re: Re: initcall dependency problem (ns vs.
 threads)

On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 23:03:41 +0400
Vasiliy Kulikov <segoon@...nwall.com> wrote:

> > Are we talking about init_ipc_ns.ids[] here?  If so, did you try
> > initializing the three rwsems at compile-time?
> > 
> > That's rather a nasty hack though.  It'd be better to run the mystery
> > init function before starting the threads.
> 
> Looks like it solves the race.

What patch are you talking about here?

>  However, I think it should be solved on
> another level.

What level?

>  Other bugs might be hidden with this race.

What bugs?

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