From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> The rcu_torture_pipe_update_one() cannot run concurrently with any updates of ->rtort_pipe_count, so this commit removes the extraneous READ_ONCE() from the read from this field. Reported-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiX_zF5Mpt8kUm_LFQpYY-mshrXJPOe+wKNwiVhEUcU9g@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@xxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c index d8c12eba35b7..6b821a7037b0 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c +++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ rcu_torture_pipe_update_one(struct rcu_torture *rp) WRITE_ONCE(rp->rtort_chkp, NULL); smp_store_release(&rtrcp->rtc_ready, 1); // Pair with smp_load_acquire(). } - i = READ_ONCE(rp->rtort_pipe_count); + i = rp->rtort_pipe_count; if (i > RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN) i = RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN; atomic_inc(&rcu_torture_wcount[i]); -- 2.39.2