From: sjg <sjg@web>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 21:43:42 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: add spinlock debug task
X-Git-Url: http://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/ikiwiki.git/commitdiff_plain/d882bf8a3142706d80a3feec17f13a67e0e6479f

add spinlock debug task
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diff --git a/docs/developer/ProjectsPage.mdwn b/docs/developer/ProjectsPage.mdwn
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@@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ Projects that can be clearly used for Google Code-In are marked with their categ
 * Verify that it is possible and safe to do this, what care would need to be taken, especially with respect to the random seeding?
 * Pull out locks around calls to karc4rand*
 
+### Improve kernel spinlock debug-ability
+* Add a const char *descr  field to the spinlock structure.
+* Adjust spin_init() and all use cases, SPINLOCK_INITIALIZER() could juse use macro string extensions (# head) to install the name there.
+* Adjust error messages to print the spinlock desc field.
+* This change will require a full world & kernel recompile.
+
 ## Live images enhancement
 
 The live images could be made easier to use by not assuming a QWERTY keyboard layout.