linux-kernel - [PATCH] jump_label_inc may return before the code is patched

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Date:	Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:55:51 +0200
From:	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Jason Baron <jbaron@...hat.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: [PATCH] jump_label_inc may return before the code is patched

If cpu A calls jump_label_inc() just after atomic_add_return() is
called by cpu B, atomic_inc_not_zero() will return value greater then
zero and jump_label_inc() will return to a caller before jump_label_update()
finishes its job on cpu B.

Signed-off-by: Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com>
diff --git a/kernel/jump_label.c b/kernel/jump_label.c
index a8ce450..e6f1f24 100644
--- a/kernel/jump_label.c
+++ b/kernel/jump_label.c
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ void jump_label_inc(struct jump_label_key *key)
 		return;
 
 	jump_label_lock();
-	if (atomic_add_return(1, &key->enabled) == 1)
+	if (atomic_read(&key->enabled) == 0)
 		jump_label_update(key, JUMP_LABEL_ENABLE);
+	atomic_inc(&key->enabled);
 	jump_label_unlock();
 }
 
--
			Gleb.
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