Re: [RFC][PATCH] Fix a race between rwsem and the scheduler

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Thu, Sep 01, 2016 at 10:17:57PM +0800, Boqun Feng wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 01, 2016 at 08:57:38AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Could there be some code that relies on the full barrier semantics of
> schedule() to provide transitivity?

Could, sure, who knows. RCU might, although Paul typically sticks in
smp_mb just to be safe.

The kernel coming apart when you remove that sync would prove this
fairly quick though.

Like Ben said, it not coming apart doesn't prove anything. It coming
apart does however prove something, namely that it is required :-)

> IIUC, the Program Order Guarantee you stated before try_to_wake_up()
> only has ordering effect on wakers and wakees.

Right, the scheduler only does RCpc guarantees.