Re: [PATCH v4 03/25] notifier: Add atomic/blocking_notifier_has_unique_priority()

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10.12.2021 21:19, Rafael J. Wysocki пишет:
...
+bool atomic_notifier_has_unique_priority(struct atomic_notifier_head *nh,
+               struct notifier_block *n)
+{
+       unsigned long flags;
+       bool ret;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&nh->lock, flags);
+       ret = notifier_has_unique_priority(&nh->head, n);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&nh->lock, flags);

This only works if the caller can prevent new entries from being added
to the list at this point or if the caller knows that they cannot be
added for some reason, but the kerneldoc doesn't mention this
limitation.

I'll update the comment.

..
+bool blocking_notifier_has_unique_priority(struct blocking_notifier_head *nh,
+               struct notifier_block *n)
+{
+       bool ret;
+
+       /*
+        * This code gets used during boot-up, when task switching is
+        * not yet working and interrupts must remain disabled. At such
+        * times we must not call down_read().
+        */
+       if (system_state != SYSTEM_BOOTING)

No, please don't do this, it makes the whole thing error-prone.

What should I do then?

+               down_read(&nh->rwsem);
+
+       ret = notifier_has_unique_priority(&nh->head, n);
+
+       if (system_state != SYSTEM_BOOTING)
+               up_read(&nh->rwsem);

And still what if a new entry with a non-unique priority is added to
the chain at this point?

If entry with a non-unique priority is added after the check, then
obviously it won't be detected. I don't understand the question. These
down/up_read() are the locks that prevent the race, if that's the question.




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