linux-kernel - Re: What protects cpu

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Date:	Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:08:24 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
CC:	Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: What protects cpu_tlbstate?

Andi Kleen wrote:
>> Hm, I was more wondering about simple compiler reordering.  Does the
>> relative order of setting and reading cpu_tlbstate.state, active_mm and
>> the mm->cpu_vm_mask matter?
>>     
>
> Hmm, perhaps a barrier between state and active_mm might be a good idea.
> Setting active_mm after state might be problematic.
> cpu_vm_mask should be already a memory barrier.
>   

Should leave_mm update active_mm and set the state to TLBSTATE_OK?  Just
reloading cr3 seems a bit blunt.

    J
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