linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] rwsem: rwsem_is_{read,write}

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Date:	Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:21:28 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] rwsem: rwsem_is_{read,write}_locked

On Tue, 2009-02-24 at 22:58 +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Christoph requested an extended is_locked interface for rwsems. I think
> the below ought to do, then again, I might have missed something.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
> ---

> +++ b/include/linux/rwsem.h
> @@ -20,8 +20,24 @@ struct rw_semaphore;
>  #include <linux/rwsem-spinlock.h> /* use a generic implementation */
>  #else
>  #include <asm/rwsem.h> /* use an arch-specific implementation */
> +
> +static inline int rwsem_is_locked(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
> +{
> +	return (sem->count != 0);
> +}
> +
> +static inline int rwsem_is_write_locked(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
> +{
> +	return (sem->count & RWSEM_ACTIVE_MASK) == RWSEM_ACTIVE_MASK;
> +}

OK, that's not right. Concurrent down_write() calls xadd
RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS, which has a 1 in that mask, so we're going to
deviate an unspecified number.

That one will make it roll over into (count & MASK) >= 0 which is the
exact range readers use too, this might be a tad harder than hoped.

Will ponder in the morning.
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