For both set and clear_bit, we can avoid the unnecessary barrier on non LL/SC architectures, such as x86. Instead, use the smp_mb__{before,after}_atomic() calls. Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/md/md.c | 2 +- drivers/md/raid10.c | 7 ++++--- drivers/md/raid5.c | 9 +++++---- 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c index 4824d50526fa..4ed2eb6933f7 100644 --- a/drivers/md/md.c +++ b/drivers/md/md.c @@ -2561,7 +2561,7 @@ static bool set_in_sync(struct mddev *mddev) * Ensure ->in_sync is visible before we clear * ->sync_checkers. */ - smp_mb(); + smp_mb__before_atomic(); set_bit(MD_SB_CHANGE_CLEAN, &mddev->sb_flags); sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_state); } diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c index ec136e44aef7..1993a1958c75 100644 --- a/drivers/md/raid10.c +++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c @@ -1865,9 +1865,10 @@ static int raid10_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev) /* We must have just cleared 'rdev' */ p->rdev = p->replacement; clear_bit(Replacement, &p->replacement->flags); - smp_mb(); /* Make sure other CPUs may see both as identical - * but will never see neither -- if they are careful. - */ + /* Make sure other CPUs may see both as identical + * but will never see neither -- if they are careful. + */ + smp_mb__after_atomic(); p->replacement = NULL; } diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c index ba00e9877f02..3ad6209287cf 100644 --- a/drivers/md/raid5.c +++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c @@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static int release_stripe_list(struct r5conf *conf, int hash; /* sh could be readded after STRIPE_ON_RELEASE_LIST is cleard */ - smp_mb(); + smp_mb__before_atomic(); clear_bit(STRIPE_ON_RELEASE_LIST, &sh->state); /* * Don't worry the bit is set here, because if the bit is set @@ -7654,9 +7654,10 @@ static int raid5_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev) /* We must have just cleared 'rdev' */ p->rdev = p->replacement; clear_bit(Replacement, &p->replacement->flags); - smp_mb(); /* Make sure other CPUs may see both as identical - * but will never see neither - if they are careful - */ + /* Make sure other CPUs may see both as identical + * but will never see neither - if they are careful + */ + smp_mb__after_atomic(); p->replacement = NULL; if (!err) -- 2.16.4