Commit 1c97be677f72b3 ("list: Use WRITE_ONCE() when adding to lists and
hlists") introduced the use of WRITE_ONCE() to atomically write the list
head's ->next pointer.
hlist_add_behind() doesn't touch the hlist head's ->first pointer so
there is no reason to use WRITE_ONCE() in this case.
Signed-off-by: Nikos Tsironis <ntsironis@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ilias Tsitsimpis <iliastsi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/list.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index edb7628e46ed..b68d2a85859b 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ static inline void hlist_add_behind(struct hlist_node *n,
struct hlist_node *prev)
{
n->next = prev->next;
- WRITE_ONCE(prev->next, n);
+ prev->next = n;
n->pprev = &prev->next;
if (n->next)
--
2.11.0
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