linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/11] locking, rwsem: introduce basis for down_write

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Date:	Mon, 4 Apr 2016 11:21:43 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
Cc:	Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
	Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org, linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, linux-sh@...r.kernel.org,
	sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/11] locking, rwsem: introduce basis for
 down_write_killable

On Mon, Apr 04, 2016 at 11:17:00AM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > >@@ -486,21 +487,39 @@ struct rw_semaphore __sched *rwsem_down_write_failed(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
> > >
> > >		/* Block until there are no active lockers. */
> > >		do {
> > >+			if (signal_pending_state(state, current)) {
> > 
> >                           ^^ unlikely()?
> 
> The generated code is identical after I've added unlikely. I haven't
> tried more gcc versions (mine is 5.3.1) but is this worth it?

Both signal_pending() and __fatal_signal_pending() already have an
unlikely(), which is why adding it here is superfluous.