[PATCH v2 6/6] rust_binder: update Process::node_refs to use SpinLock
From: Alice Ryhl
Date: Tue Jun 09 2026 - 05:49:06 EST
Unfortunately the current use of a mutex for this lock leads to priority
inversion. Traces have been observed where a process is trying to obtain
this mutex for 22ms, but it's unable to do so because the thread holding
the lock is scheduled out. Since this occurred on a UI thread, that is
an extremely long delay.
Code paths that might sleep under this lock have already been updated in
patches leading up to this one.
Signed-off-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/android/binder/process.rs | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/android/binder/process.rs b/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
index 268d78f8cfb3..82c34a93660e 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
+++ b/drivers/android/binder/process.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
sync::{
aref::ARef,
lock::{spinlock::SpinLockBackend, Guard},
- Arc, ArcBorrow, CondVar, CondVarTimeoutResult, Mutex, SpinLock, UniqueArc,
+ Arc, ArcBorrow, CondVar, CondVarTimeoutResult, SpinLock, UniqueArc,
},
task::Task,
uaccess::{UserSlice, UserSliceReader},
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Process {
// Node references are in a different lock to avoid recursive acquisition when
// incrementing/decrementing a node in another process.
#[pin]
- node_refs: Mutex<ProcessNodeRefs>,
+ node_refs: SpinLock<ProcessNodeRefs>,
// Work node for deferred work item.
#[pin]
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ fn new(ctx: Arc<Context>, cred: ARef<Credential>) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
cred,
inner <- kernel::new_spinlock!(ProcessInner::new(), "Process::inner"),
pages <- ShrinkablePageRange::new(&super::BINDER_SHRINKER),
- node_refs <- kernel::new_mutex!(ProcessNodeRefs::new(), "Process::node_refs"),
+ node_refs <- kernel::new_spinlock!(ProcessNodeRefs::new(), "Process::node_refs"),
freeze_wait <- kernel::new_condvar!("Process::freeze_wait"),
task: current.group_leader().into(),
defer_work <- kernel::new_work!("Process::defer_work"),
--
2.54.0.1064.gd145956f57-goog