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Re: [PATCH] tail: fix a race condition
From: |
Giuseppe Scrivano |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH] tail: fix a race condition |
Date: |
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:48:31 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
Hi Jim,
Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:
> I haven't reviewed this yet, but will do so today or tomorrow.
> I know triggering race conditions can be hard, but
> can you write a script that demonstrates the failure?
>
> This might be a good excuse to experiment with the
> now-usable-as-non-root system tap (stap) tool.
> It's fine for test scripts to rely on bleeding-edge
> technology -- just skip the test if the tool is not available;
> most developers will have it.
I didn't know about stap, I'll take a look at it asap. I tried to write
a test but I didn't know how cause this condition.
> BTW, did you notice an actual failure, or did you spot this via inspection?
I found it via inspection.
Cheers,
Giuseppe
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