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SubjectRe: [PATCH v10 1/4] qrwlock: A queue read/write lock implementation
On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 04:33:55PM -0500, Waiman Long wrote:
> +/**
> + * queue_read_unlock - release read lock of a queue rwlock
> + * @lock : Pointer to queue rwlock structure
> + */
> +static inline void queue_read_unlock(struct qrwlock *lock)
> +{
> + /*
> + * Atomically decrement the reader count
> + */
> + atomic_sub(_QR_BIAS, &lock->cnts.rwa);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * queue_write_unlock - release write lock of a queue rwlock
> + * @lock : Pointer to queue rwlock structure
> + */
> +static inline void queue_write_unlock(struct qrwlock *lock)
> +{
> + /*
> + * If the writer field is atomic, it can be cleared directly.
> + * Otherwise, an atomic subtraction will be used to clear it.
> + */
> + if (__native_word(lock->cnts.writer))
> + smp_store_release(&lock->cnts.writer, 0);
> + else
> + atomic_sub(_QW_LOCKED, &lock->cnts.rwa);
> +}

Both these unlocks miss a barrier; atomic_sub() doesn't imply any
barrier what so ever.

The smp_store_release() does, but the other two are invalid release ops
in generic.


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