linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 16/19] ARC: [plat-eznps] Use dedicated cpu

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20151109125147.GU3604@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:	Mon, 9 Nov 2015 13:51:47 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Vineet Gupta <vgupta@...opsys.com>
Cc:	"gilf@...hip.com" <gilf@...hip.com>,
	"talz@...hip.com" <talz@...hip.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"cmetcalf@...hip.com" <cmetcalf@...hip.com>,
	Noam Camus <noamc@...hip.com>,
	"linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 16/19] ARC: [plat-eznps] Use dedicated cpu_relax()

On Mon, Nov 09, 2015 at 05:57:25PM +0530, Vineet Gupta wrote:
> From e29de8efa621b825891dcc744c84965b38f6b868 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Vineet Gupta <vgupta@...opsys.com>
> Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 17:48:34 +0530
> Subject: [PATCH] ARC: cpu_relax() to be compiler barrier even for UP
> 
> cpu_relax() on ARC has been barrier only for SMP (and no-op for UP). Per
> recent discussions, it is safer to make it a compiler barrier
> unconditionally.
> 
> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/53A7D3AA.9020100@synopsys.com

Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>

> Signed-off-by: Vineet Gupta <vgupta@...opsys.com>
> ---
>  arch/arc/include/asm/processor.h | 4 ----
>  1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/processor.h
> index 44545354e9e8..1d694c1ef6d6 100644
> --- a/arch/arc/include/asm/processor.h
> +++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/processor.h
> @@ -57,11 +57,7 @@ struct task_struct;
>   * A lot of busy-wait loops in SMP are based off of non-volatile data otherwise
>   * get optimised away by gcc
>   */
> -#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
>  #define cpu_relax()	__asm__ __volatile__ ("" : : : "memory")
> -#else
> -#define cpu_relax()	do { } while (0)
> -#endif
> 
>  #define cpu_relax_lowlatency() cpu_relax()
> 
> -- 
> 1.9.1
> 
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/