From: VMware, Inc <>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:34:42 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Changes in shared code that don't affect open-vm-tools functionality.
X-Git-Tag: 2010.06.16-268169~101
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=98eb09e996ae85e06a387e58a01eb6cce12bf0a4;p=thirdparty%2Fopen-vm-tools.git

Changes in shared code that don't affect open-vm-tools functionality.

Signed-off-by: Marcelo Vanzin <mvanzin@vmware.com>
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diff --git a/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_basic_defs.h b/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_basic_defs.h
index 2289fb5dc..9a1f92c56 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_basic_defs.h
+++ b/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_basic_defs.h
@@ -656,12 +656,10 @@ typedef int pid_t;
 
 /*
  * bora/lib/allocTrack is a special case. It hooks malloc/free and the
- * like, and thus can basically sneak in underneath anyone. So we put
- * it above RANK_LEAF. In the future, if there come to be other bora
- * libraries that hook other system APIs and take locks, their locks
- * could also be above RANK_LEAF.
+ * like, and thus can basically sneak in underneath anyone. To that end
+ * allocTrack uses unranked, native locks internally to avoid any
+ * complications.
  */
-#define RANK_allocTrack          RANK_LEAF+1
 
 /*
  * For situations where we need to create locks on behalf of