Use the READ_ONCE macro to access variabes that can change asynchronously.
Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c | 7 ++++---
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
index 902375b..2919395 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ u32 hv_end_read(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *rbi)
static bool hv_need_to_signal(u32 old_write, struct hv_ring_buffer_info *rbi)
{
mb();
- if (rbi->ring_buffer->interrupt_mask)
+ if (READ_ONCE(rbi->ring_buffer->interrupt_mask))
return false;
/* check interrupt_mask before read_index */
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static bool hv_need_to_signal(u32 old_write, struct hv_ring_buffer_info *rbi)
* This is the only case we need to signal when the
* ring transitions from being empty to non-empty.
*/
- if (old_write == rbi->ring_buffer->read_index)
+ if (old_write == READ_ONCE(rbi->ring_buffer->read_index))
return true;
return false;
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ static bool hv_need_to_signal(u32 old_write, struct hv_ring_buffer_info *rbi)
static bool hv_need_to_signal_on_read(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *rbi)
{
u32 cur_write_sz;
- u32 pending_sz = rbi->ring_buffer->pending_send_sz;
+ u32 pending_sz;
+ pending_sz = READ_ONCE(rbi->ring_buffer->pending_send_sz);
/* If the other end is not blocked on write don't bother. */
if (pending_sz == 0)
return false;
--
1.7.4.1
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