linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.23-rc4-mm1 compile error for ppc 32

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Date:	Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:17:38 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc:	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>,
	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-rc4-mm1 compile error for ppc 32

On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:42:10 +0200
Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org> wrote:

> 
> > > If so, the finger points at this:
> > >
> > > static __inline__ void __clear_bit_unlock(int nr, volatile unsigned long
> > > *addr) {
> > > 	__asm__ __volatile__(LWSYNC_ON_SMP ::: "memory");
> > > 	__clear_bit(nr, addr);
> > > }
> > >
> > > which was added by Nick's powerpc-lock-bitops.patch.  I am suspecting that
> > > this isn't pp32 code?
> > 
> > Hmm, when LWSYNC_ON_SMP is a noop, it seems like it should probably
> > be an empty string instead of nothing? ("") That should make behaviour
> > more consistent I think.
> 
> The wormhole is arch/ppc's hack to get to include/asm-powerpc...
> 
> As for having LWSYNC_ON_SMP be "" ... that might be the best way but I'd
> rather not take chances right now and go for the quick fix of making
> __clear_bit_unlock() do
> 
> 	LWSYNC_ON_SMP ""
> 
> instead.
> 

Like this?

--- a/include/asm-powerpc/bitops.h~powerpc-lock-bitops-fix
+++ a/include/asm-powerpc/bitops.h
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static __inline__ void set_bits(unsigned
 
 static __inline__ void __clear_bit_unlock(int nr, volatile unsigned long *addr)
 {
-	__asm__ __volatile__(LWSYNC_ON_SMP ::: "memory");
+	__asm__ __volatile__(LWSYNC_ON_SMP "" ::: "memory");
 	__clear_bit(nr, addr);
 }
 
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