linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/7] kvm,async_pf: Use swq_has

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Date:   Wed, 13 Sep 2017 13:08:19 -0700
From:   Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
To:     mingo@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org, pbonzini@...hat.com
Cc:     npiggin@...il.com, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dave@...olabs.net,
        Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] kvm,async_pf: Use swq_has_sleepers()

... as we've got the new helper now. This caller already
does the right thing, hence no changes in semantics.

Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@...e.de>
---
 virt/kvm/async_pf.c | 6 +-----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/virt/kvm/async_pf.c b/virt/kvm/async_pf.c
index bb298a200cd3..57bcb27dcf30 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/async_pf.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/async_pf.c
@@ -106,11 +106,7 @@ static void async_pf_execute(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	trace_kvm_async_pf_completed(addr, gva);
 
-	/*
-	 * This memory barrier pairs with prepare_to_wait's set_current_state()
-	 */
-	smp_mb();
-	if (swait_active(&vcpu->wq))
+	if (swq_has_sleeper(&vcpu->wq))
 		swake_up(&vcpu->wq);
 
 	mmput(mm);
-- 
2.12.0