linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 tip/core/rcu 03/11] rcu: Move smp_mb() from rcu_seq_snap() to rcu_exp_gp_seq

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Date:	Wed,  9 Dec 2015 15:03:00 -0800
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	mingo@...nel.org, jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
	josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
	rostedt@...dmis.org, dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
	dvhart@...ux.intel.com, fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com,
	bobby.prani@...il.com,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 tip/core/rcu 03/11] rcu: Move smp_mb() from rcu_seq_snap() to rcu_exp_gp_seq_snap()

The memory barrier in rcu_seq_snap() is needed only for grace periods,
so this commit moves it to the grace-period-oriented wrapper
rcu_exp_gp_seq_snap().

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index bd2605c144cc..a4a0475aede9 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -3347,7 +3347,6 @@ static unsigned long rcu_seq_snap(unsigned long *sp)
 {
 	unsigned long s;
 
-	smp_mb(); /* Caller's modifications seen first by other CPUs. */
 	s = (READ_ONCE(*sp) + 3) & ~0x1;
 	smp_mb(); /* Above access must not bleed into critical section. */
 	return s;
@@ -3374,6 +3373,7 @@ static void rcu_exp_gp_seq_end(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 }
 static unsigned long rcu_exp_gp_seq_snap(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 {
+	smp_mb(); /* Caller's modifications seen first by other CPUs. */
 	return rcu_seq_snap(&rsp->expedited_sequence);
 }
 static bool rcu_exp_gp_seq_done(struct rcu_state *rsp, unsigned long s)
-- 
2.5.2

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