[RFC PATCH 09/21] list: Remove unnecessary WRITE_ONCE() from hlist_bl_add_before()

From: Will Deacon
Date: Tue Mar 24 2020 - 11:37:26 EST


There is no need to use WRITE_ONCE() when inserting into a non-RCU
protected list.

Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/list_bl.h | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/list_bl.h b/include/linux/list_bl.h
index 1804fdb84dda..c93e7e3aa8fc 100644
--- a/include/linux/list_bl.h
+++ b/include/linux/list_bl.h
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@ static inline void hlist_bl_add_before(struct hlist_bl_node *n,
struct hlist_bl_node *next)
{
struct hlist_bl_node **pprev = next->pprev;
+ unsigned long val;

n->pprev = pprev;
n->next = next;
next->pprev = &n->next;

/* pprev may be `first`, so be careful not to lose the lock bit */
- WRITE_ONCE(*pprev,
- (struct hlist_bl_node *)
- ((uintptr_t)n | ((uintptr_t)*pprev & LIST_BL_LOCKMASK)));
+ val = (unsigned long)n | ((unsigned long)*pprev & LIST_BL_LOCKMASK);
+ *pprev = (struct hlist_bl_node *)val;
}

static inline void hlist_bl_add_behind(struct hlist_bl_node *n,
--
2.20.1