Re: [patch 6/8] futex: Provide infrastructure to plug the non contended robust futex unlock race

From: Mathieu Desnoyers

Date: Mon Mar 16 2026 - 16:52:38 EST


On 2026-03-16 16:29, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
On Mon, Mar 16 2026 at 14:35, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
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Nice trick to re-use the rseq infra, but where is the added dependency
on CONFIG_RSEQ=y ?

Here:

+config FUTEX_ROBUST_UNLOCK
+ def_bool FUTEX && HAVE_GENERIC_VDSO && GENERIC_IRQ_ENTRY && RSEQ && HAVE_FUTEX_ROBUST_UNLOCK

*blink*. Yes I missed it. Clear as day.

Thanks,

Mathieu

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