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Date:	Tue, 11 Mar 2014 05:41:51 -0700
From:	tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...nel.org,
	peterz@...radead.org, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: [tip:core/locking] locking/mutexes: Add extra reschedule point

Commit-ID:  34c6bc2c919a55e5ad4e698510a2f35ee13ab900
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/34c6bc2c919a55e5ad4e698510a2f35ee13ab900
Author:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
AuthorDate: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 16:21:09 +0100
Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CommitDate: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:14:59 +0100

locking/mutexes: Add extra reschedule point

Add in an extra reschedule in an attempt to avoid getting reschedule
the moment we've acquired the lock.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-zah5eyn9gu7qlgwh9r6n2anc@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/locking/mutex.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
index 2670b84..02c61a9 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
@@ -468,6 +468,13 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, long state, unsigned int subclass,
 	}
 	osq_unlock(&lock->osq);
 slowpath:
+	/*
+	 * If we fell out of the spin path because of need_resched(),
+	 * reschedule now, before we try-lock the mutex. This avoids getting
+	 * scheduled out right after we obtained the mutex.
+	 */
+	if (need_resched())
+		schedule_preempt_disabled();
 #endif
 	spin_lock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
 
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