Re: [RFC, PATCH] locks: remove posix deadlock detection

> > The spec and SYSV certainly ignore threading in this situation and you
> > know that perfectly well (or did in 2004)
> 
> The discussion petered out (or that mailing list archive lost articles
> from the thread) without any kind of resolution, or indeed interest.

I think the resolution was that the EDEADLK stayed.

> What is your suggestion for handling this problem?  As it is now, the
> kernel 'detects' deadlock where there is none, which doesn't seem
> allowed by SuSv3 either

Re-read the spec. The EDEADLK doesn't account for threads, only processes.

Alan
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