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.