linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 2/5] rcu: use WRITE_ONCE() for ->next and ->pprev of hlist

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Message-Id: <20251105202000.2700370-2-paulmck@kernel.org>
Date: Wed,  5 Nov 2025 12:19:57 -0800
From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To: rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...a.com,
	rostedt@...dmis.org,
	Xuanqiang Luo <luoxuanqiang@...inos.cn>,
	"Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/5] rcu: use WRITE_ONCE() for ->next and ->pprev of hlist_nulls

From: Xuanqiang Luo <luoxuanqiang@...inos.cn>

In rculist_nulls.h we can still see ordinary assignments to ->pprev and
->next of hlist_nulls.

As noted in the two patches below:
commit efd04f8a8b45 ("rcu: Use WRITE_ONCE() for assignments to ->next for
rculist_nulls")
commit 860c8802ace1 ("rcu: Use WRITE_ONCE() for assignments to ->pprev for
hlist_nulls")

We should use WRITE_ONCE().

Signed-off-by: Xuanqiang Luo <luoxuanqiang@...inos.cn>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 include/linux/rculist_nulls.h | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/rculist_nulls.h b/include/linux/rculist_nulls.h
index 89186c499dd4..d5a656cc4c6a 100644
--- a/include/linux/rculist_nulls.h
+++ b/include/linux/rculist_nulls.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static inline void hlist_nulls_add_tail_rcu(struct hlist_nulls_node *n,
 
 	if (last) {
 		WRITE_ONCE(n->next, last->next);
-		n->pprev = &last->next;
+		WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, &last->next);
 		rcu_assign_pointer(hlist_nulls_next_rcu(last), n);
 	} else {
 		hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(n, h);
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ static inline void hlist_nulls_add_tail_rcu(struct hlist_nulls_node *n,
 /* after that hlist_nulls_del will work */
 static inline void hlist_nulls_add_fake(struct hlist_nulls_node *n)
 {
-	n->pprev = &n->next;
-	n->next = (struct hlist_nulls_node *)NULLS_MARKER(NULL);
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, &n->next);
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->next, (struct hlist_nulls_node *)NULLS_MARKER(NULL));
 }
 
 /**
-- 
2.40.1