When osq_lock() returns false or osq_unlock() returns static analysis shows that node->next should always be NULL. This means that it isn't necessary to explicitly set it to NULL prior to atomic_xchg(&lock->tail, curr) on extry to osq_lock(). Just in case there a non-obvious race condition that can leave it non-NULL check with WARN_ON_ONCE() and NULL if set. Note that without this check the fast path (adding at the list head) doesn't need to to access the per-cpu osq_node at all. Signed-off-by: David Laight <david.laight@xxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/locking/osq_lock.c | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/locking/osq_lock.c b/kernel/locking/osq_lock.c index 27324b509f68..35bb99e96697 100644 --- a/kernel/locking/osq_lock.c +++ b/kernel/locking/osq_lock.c @@ -87,12 +87,17 @@ osq_wait_next(struct optimistic_spin_queue *lock, bool osq_lock(struct optimistic_spin_queue *lock) { - struct optimistic_spin_node *node = this_cpu_ptr(&osq_node); - struct optimistic_spin_node *prev, *next; + struct optimistic_spin_node *node, *prev, *next; int curr = encode_cpu(smp_processor_id()); int prev_cpu; - node->next = NULL; + /* + * node->next should be NULL on entry. + * Check just in case there is a race somewhere. + * Note that this is probably an unnecessary cache miss in the fast path. + */ + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(raw_cpu_read(osq_node.next) != NULL)) + raw_cpu_write(osq_node.next, NULL); /* * We need both ACQUIRE (pairs with corresponding RELEASE in @@ -104,8 +109,9 @@ bool osq_lock(struct optimistic_spin_queue *lock) if (prev_cpu == OSQ_UNLOCKED_VAL) return true; - node->prev_cpu = prev_cpu; + node = this_cpu_ptr(&osq_node); prev = decode_cpu(prev_cpu); + node->prev_cpu = prev_cpu; node->locked = 0; /* -- 2.17.1 - Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)