[PATCH 2/3] llist: fix/simplify llist_add() and llist_add_batch()

[Oleg Nesterov]

1. This is mostly theoretical, but llist_add*() need ACCESS_ONCE().

   Otherwise it is not guaranteed that the first cmpxchg() uses the
   same value for old_entry and new_last->next.

2. These helpers cache the result of cmpxchg() and read the initial
   value of head->first before the main loop. I do not think this
   makes sense. In the likely case cmpxchg() succeeds, otherwise
   it doesn't hurt to reload head->first.

   I think it would be better to simplify the code and simply read
   ->first before cmpxchg().

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/linux/llist.h |   19 +++++++------------
 lib/llist.c           |   15 +++++----------
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/llist.h b/include/linux/llist.h
index a5199f6..3e2b969 100644
--- a/include/linux/llist.h
+++ b/include/linux/llist.h
@@ -151,18 +151,13 @@ static inline struct llist_node *llist_next(struct llist_node *node)
  */
 static inline bool llist_add(struct llist_node *new, struct llist_head *head)
 {
-	struct llist_node *entry, *old_entry;
-
-	entry = head->first;
-	for (;;) {
-		old_entry = entry;
-		new->next = entry;
-		entry = cmpxchg(&head->first, old_entry, new);
-		if (entry == old_entry)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	return old_entry == NULL;
+	struct llist_node *first;
+
+	do {
+		new->next = first = ACCESS_ONCE(head->first);
+	} while (cmpxchg(&head->first, first, new) != first);
+
+	return !first;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/llist.c b/lib/llist.c
index 4a15115..4a70d12 100644
--- a/lib/llist.c
+++ b/lib/llist.c
@@ -39,18 +39,13 @@
 bool llist_add_batch(struct llist_node *new_first, struct llist_node *new_last,
 		     struct llist_head *head)
 {
-	struct llist_node *entry, *old_entry;
+	struct llist_node *first;
 
-	entry = head->first;
-	for (;;) {
-		old_entry = entry;
-		new_last->next = entry;
-		entry = cmpxchg(&head->first, old_entry, new_first);
-		if (entry == old_entry)
-			break;
-	}
+	do {
+		new_last->next = first = ACCESS_ONCE(head->first);
+	} while (cmpxchg(&head->first, first, new_first) != first);
 
-	return old_entry == NULL;
+	return !first;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(llist_add_batch);
 
-- 
1.5.5.1

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