linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] block: insert a general SMP memory barrier before wake_up

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Date:   Thu, 13 Aug 2020 13:40:50 +0200
From:   peterz@...radead.org
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:     Jacob Wen <jian.w.wen@...cle.com>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: insert a general SMP memory barrier before
 wake_up_bit()

On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 08:31:15AM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 10:44:38AM +0800, Jacob Wen wrote:
> > wake_up_bit() uses waitqueue_active() that needs the explicit smp_mb().
> 
> Sounds like the barrier should go into wake_up_bit then..

Oh, thanks for reminding me..

https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190624165012.GH3436@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net

I'll try and get back to that.