Re: [PATCH 3/3] WorkStruct: Use direct assignment rather than cmpxchg()

From: David Howells
Date: Fri Dec 08 2006 - 08:58:10 EST


Russell King <rmk+lkml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> These are the constant versions, where the compiler can optimise the
> mask and word offset itself.

So my inclusion of ARM is correct... Under some circumstances it will write
to the target word when it wouldn't actually make a change:

static inline int
____atomic_test_and_set_bit(unsigned int bit, volatile unsigned long *p)
{
unsigned long flags;
unsigned int res;
unsigned long mask = 1UL << (bit & 31);

p += bit >> 5;

raw_local_irq_save(flags);
res = *p;
*p = res | mask;
raw_local_irq_restore(flags);

return res & mask;
}

Remember: *p is volatile.

David
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/