linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 1/4] qrwlock: A queue read/write lock implementation

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Date:	Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:07:51 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Waiman Long <Waiman.Long@...com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Michel Lespinasse <walken@...gle.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Raghavendra K T <raghavendra.kt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	George Spelvin <linux@...izon.com>,
	Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Aswin Chandramouleeswaran\"" <aswin@...com>,
	Scott J Norton <scott.norton@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 1/4] qrwlock: A queue read/write lock implementation

On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 04:33:55PM -0500, Waiman Long wrote:
> +/**
> + * queue_read_unlock - release read lock of a queue rwlock
> + * @lock : Pointer to queue rwlock structure
> + */
> +static inline void queue_read_unlock(struct qrwlock *lock)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * Atomically decrement the reader count
> +	 */
> +	atomic_sub(_QR_BIAS, &lock->cnts.rwa);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * queue_write_unlock - release write lock of a queue rwlock
> + * @lock : Pointer to queue rwlock structure
> + */
> +static inline void queue_write_unlock(struct qrwlock *lock)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * If the writer field is atomic, it can be cleared directly.
> +	 * Otherwise, an atomic subtraction will be used to clear it.
> +	 */
> +	if (__native_word(lock->cnts.writer))
> +		smp_store_release(&lock->cnts.writer, 0);
> +	else
> +		atomic_sub(_QW_LOCKED, &lock->cnts.rwa);
> +}

Both these unlocks miss a barrier; atomic_sub() doesn't imply any
barrier what so ever.

The smp_store_release() does, but the other two are invalid release ops
in generic.
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