On 02/16/2015 10:17 PM, David Vrabel wrote:
On 15/02/15 17:30, Raghavendra K T wrote:
--- a/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static u8 zero_stats;
static inline void check_zero(void)
{
u8 ret;
- u8 old = ACCESS_ONCE(zero_stats);
+ u8 old = READ_ONCE(zero_stats);
if (unlikely(old)) {
ret = cmpxchg(&zero_stats, old, 0);
/* This ensures only one fellow resets the stat */
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ __visible void xen_lock_spinning(struct arch_spinlock *lock, __ticket_t want)
struct xen_lock_waiting *w = this_cpu_ptr(&lock_waiting);
int cpu = smp_processor_id();
u64 start;
+ __ticket_t head;
unsigned long flags;
/* If kicker interrupts not initialized yet, just spin */
@@ -159,11 +160,15 @@ __visible void xen_lock_spinning(struct arch_spinlock *lock, __ticket_t want)
*/
__ticket_enter_slowpath(lock);
+ /* make sure enter_slowpath, which is atomic does not cross the read */
+ smp_mb__after_atomic();
+
/*
* check again make sure it didn't become free while
* we weren't looking
*/
- if (ACCESS_ONCE(lock->tickets.head) == want) {
+ head = READ_ONCE(lock->tickets.head);
+ if (__tickets_equal(head, want)) {
add_stats(TAKEN_SLOW_PICKUP, 1);
goto out;
}
@@ -204,8 +209,8 @@ static void xen_unlock_kick(struct arch_spinlock *lock, __ticket_t next)
const struct xen_lock_waiting *w = &per_cpu(lock_waiting, cpu);
/* Make sure we read lock before want */
- if (ACCESS_ONCE(w->lock) == lock &&
- ACCESS_ONCE(w->want) == next) {
+ if (READ_ONCE(w->lock) == lock &&
+ READ_ONCE(w->want) == next) {
add_stats(RELEASED_SLOW_KICKED, 1);
xen_send_IPI_one(cpu, XEN_SPIN_UNLOCK_VECTOR);
break;
Acked-by: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@xxxxxxxxxx>
Although some of the ACCESS_ONCE to READ_ONCE changes are cosmetic and
are perhaps best left out of a patch destined for stable.
Thanks.
Yes, will send out a separate patch for -stable without READ_ONCE
changes once this patches goes in.
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