Re: PATCH 2.4.0.1.ac10: a KISS memory pressure callback

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Wed Jun 07 2000 - 12:14:17 EDT

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> > Be careful updating it. There may be users who make notifier callbacks while
> > in a notifier. You need a reader-write lock I think
>
> There may be users who update notifier lists while in a notifier.

I hope not because the code isnt designed to handle that

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