Re: [PATCH 03/20] x86/ticketlock: Use C for __ticket_spin_unlock

From: Eric Dumazet
Date: Wed Nov 03 2010 - 11:13:50 EST


Le mercredi 03 novembre 2010 Ã 10:59 -0400, Jeremy Fitzhardinge a
Ãcrit :
> From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> If we don't need to use a locked inc for unlock, then implement it in C.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h | 33 ++++++++++++++++++---------------
> 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h
> index 6711d36..082990a 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h
> @@ -33,9 +33,23 @@
> * On PPro SMP or if we are using OOSTORE, we use a locked operation to unlock
> * (PPro errata 66, 92)
> */
> -# define UNLOCK_LOCK_PREFIX LOCK_PREFIX
> +static __always_inline void __ticket_unlock_release(struct arch_spinlock *lock)
> +{
> + if (sizeof(lock->tickets.head) == sizeof(u8))
> + asm (LOCK_PREFIX "incb %0"
> + : "+m" (lock->tickets.head) : : "memory");
> + else
> + asm (LOCK_PREFIX "incw %0"
> + : "+m" (lock->tickets.head) : : "memory");
> +
> +}
> #else
> -# define UNLOCK_LOCK_PREFIX
> +static __always_inline void __ticket_unlock_release(struct arch_spinlock *lock)
> +{
> + barrier();

technically speaking, it should be : smp_wmb()

> + lock->tickets.head++;
> + barrier();

Not sure you need this one.

> +}
> #endif
>

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