On Sun, 7 Aug 2022, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > On Sun, Aug 07, 2022 at 07:37:22AM -0400, Mikulas Patocka wrote: > > @@ -135,6 +133,49 @@ BUFFER_FNS(Meta, meta) > > BUFFER_FNS(Prio, prio) > > BUFFER_FNS(Defer_Completion, defer_completion) > > > > +static __always_inline void set_buffer_uptodate(struct buffer_head *bh) > > +{ > > + /* > > + * make it consistent with folio_mark_uptodate > > + * pairs with smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep in buffer_uptodate > > + */ > > + smp_wmb(); > > + set_bit(BH_Uptodate, &bh->b_state); > > +} > > + > > +static __always_inline void clear_buffer_uptodate(struct buffer_head *bh) > > +{ > > + clear_bit(BH_Uptodate, &bh->b_state); > > +} > > + > > +static __always_inline int buffer_uptodate(const struct buffer_head *bh) > > +{ > > + bool ret = test_bit(BH_Uptodate, &bh->b_state); > > + /* > > + * make it consistent with folio_test_uptodate > > + * pairs with smp_wmb in set_buffer_uptodate > > + */ > > + if (ret) > > + smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep(); > > + return ret; > > +} > > This all works for me. While we have the experts paying attention, > would it be better to do > > return smp_load_acquire(&bh->b_state) & (1L << BH_Uptodate) > 0; Yes, it may be nicer. > > +static __always_inline void set_buffer_locked(struct buffer_head *bh) > > +{ > > + set_bit(BH_Lock, &bh->b_state); > > +} > > + > > +static __always_inline int buffer_locked(const struct buffer_head *bh) > > +{ > > + bool ret = test_bit(BH_Lock, &bh->b_state); > > + /* > > + * pairs with smp_mb__after_atomic in unlock_buffer > > + */ > > + if (!ret) > > + smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep(); > > + return ret; > > +} > > Are there places that think that lock/unlock buffer implies a memory > barrier? There's this in fs/reiserfs: if (!buffer_dirty(bh) && !buffer_locked(bh)) { reiserfs_free_jh(bh); <--- this could be moved before buffer_locked if (buffer_locked((journal->j_header_bh))) { ... } journal->j_last_flush_trans_id = trans_id; journal->j_first_unflushed_offset = offset; jh = (struct reiserfs_journal_header *)(journal->j_header_bh->b_data); <--- this could be moved before buffer_locked Mikulas