linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/5] locking/rwsem: Use acquire/release semantics

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Message-Id: <1442866676-10359-5-git-send-email-dave@stgolabs.net>
Date:	Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:17:55 -0700
From:	Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] locking/rwsem: Use acquire/release semantics

As such, weakly ordered archs can benefit from more relaxed use
of barriers when locking/unlocking.

Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>
---
 include/asm-generic/rwsem.h | 14 +++++++-------
 kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c |  5 +++--
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/rwsem.h b/include/asm-generic/rwsem.h
index d48bf5a..1a6bb87 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/rwsem.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  */
 static inline void __down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
-	if (unlikely(atomic_long_inc_return((atomic_long_t *)&sem->count) <= 0))
+	if (unlikely(atomic_long_inc_return_acquire((atomic_long_t *)&sem->count) <= 0))
 		rwsem_down_read_failed(sem);
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static inline int __down_read_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	long tmp;
 
 	while ((tmp = sem->count) >= 0) {
-		if (tmp == cmpxchg(&sem->count, tmp,
+		if (tmp == cmpxchg_acquire(&sem->count, tmp,
 				   tmp + RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS)) {
 			return 1;
 		}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static inline void __down_write_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)
 {
 	long tmp;
 
-	tmp = atomic_long_add_return(RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS,
+	tmp = atomic_long_add_return_acquire(RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS,
 				     (atomic_long_t *)&sem->count);
 	if (unlikely(tmp != RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS))
 		rwsem_down_write_failed(sem);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static inline int __down_write_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	long tmp;
 
-	tmp = cmpxchg(&sem->count, RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE,
+	tmp = cmpxchg_acquire(&sem->count, RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE,
 		      RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS);
 	return tmp == RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
 }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static inline void __up_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	long tmp;
 
-	tmp = atomic_long_dec_return((atomic_long_t *)&sem->count);
+	tmp = atomic_long_dec_return_release((atomic_long_t *)&sem->count);
 	if (unlikely(tmp < -1 && (tmp & RWSEM_ACTIVE_MASK) == 0))
 		rwsem_wake(sem);
 }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static inline void __up_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
  */
 static inline void __up_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
-	if (unlikely(atomic_long_sub_return(RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS,
+	if (unlikely(atomic_long_sub_return_release(RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS,
 				 (atomic_long_t *)&sem->count) < 0))
 		rwsem_wake(sem);
 }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static inline void __downgrade_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
 	long tmp;
 
-	tmp = atomic_long_add_return(-RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS,
+	tmp = atomic_long_add_return_acquire(-RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS,
 				     (atomic_long_t *)&sem->count);
 	if (tmp < 0)
 		rwsem_downgrade_wake(sem);
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c
index 0f18971..a4d4de0 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static inline bool rwsem_try_write_lock(long count, struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	 * to reduce unnecessary expensive cmpxchg() operations.
 	 */
 	if (count == RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS &&
-	    cmpxchg(&sem->count, RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS,
+	    cmpxchg_acquire(&sem->count, RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS,
 		    RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS) == RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS) {
 		if (!list_is_singular(&sem->wait_list))
 			rwsem_atomic_update(RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS, sem);
@@ -285,7 +285,8 @@ static inline bool rwsem_try_write_lock_unqueued(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 		if (!(count == 0 || count == RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS))
 			return false;
 
-		old = cmpxchg(&sem->count, count, count + RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS);
+		old = cmpxchg_acquire(&sem->count, count,
+				      count + RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS);
 		if (old == count) {
 			rwsem_set_owner(sem);
 			return true;
-- 
2.1.4

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