Re: [PATCH 1/2] list: add hlist_unhashed_lockless()

[Paul E. McKenney]

On Thu, Nov 07, 2019 at 11:37:37AM -0800, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> We would like to use hlist_unhashed() from timer_pending(),
> which runs without protection of a lock.
> 
> Note that other callers might also want to use this variant.
> 
> Instead of forcing a READ_ONCE() for all hlist_unhashed()
> callers, add a new helper with an explicit _lockless suffix
> in the name to better document what is going on.
> 
> Also add various WRITE_ONCE() in __hlist_del(), hlist_add_head()
> and hlist_add_before()/hlist_add_behind() to pair with
> the READ_ONCE().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I have queued this, but if you prefer it go some other way:

Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>

But shouldn't the uses in include/linux/rculist.h also be converted
into the patch below?  If so, I will squash the following into your
patch.

						Thanx, Paul

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diff --git a/include/linux/rculist.h b/include/linux/rculist.h
index 61c6728a..4b7ae1b 100644
--- a/include/linux/rculist.h
+++ b/include/linux/rculist.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static inline void hlist_del_init_rcu(struct hlist_node *n)
 {
 	if (!hlist_unhashed(n)) {
 		__hlist_del(n);
-		n->pprev = NULL;
+		WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, NULL);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init_rcu(struct list_head *list,
 static inline void hlist_del_rcu(struct hlist_node *n)
 {
 	__hlist_del(n);
-	n->pprev = LIST_POISON2;
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, LIST_POISON2);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -489,11 +489,11 @@ static inline void hlist_replace_rcu(struct hlist_node *old,
 	struct hlist_node *next = old->next;
 
 	new->next = next;
-	new->pprev = old->pprev;
+	WRITE_ONCE(new->pprev, old->pprev);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(*(struct hlist_node __rcu **)new->pprev, new);
 	if (next)
-		new->next->pprev = &new->next;
-	old->pprev = LIST_POISON2;
+		WRITE_ONCE(new->next->pprev, &new->next);
+	WRITE_ONCE(old->pprev, LIST_POISON2);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -528,10 +528,10 @@ static inline void hlist_add_head_rcu(struct hlist_node *n,
 	struct hlist_node *first = h->first;
 
 	n->next = first;
-	n->pprev = &h->first;
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, &h->first);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(hlist_first_rcu(h), n);
 	if (first)
-		first->pprev = &n->next;
+		WRITE_ONCE(first->pprev, &n->next);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ static inline void hlist_add_tail_rcu(struct hlist_node *n,
 
 	if (last) {
 		n->next = last->next;
-		n->pprev = &last->next;
+		WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, &last->next);
 		rcu_assign_pointer(hlist_next_rcu(last), n);
 	} else {
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(n, h);
@@ -592,10 +592,10 @@ static inline void hlist_add_tail_rcu(struct hlist_node *n,
 static inline void hlist_add_before_rcu(struct hlist_node *n,
 					struct hlist_node *next)
 {
-	n->pprev = next->pprev;
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, next->pprev);
 	n->next = next;
 	rcu_assign_pointer(hlist_pprev_rcu(n), n);
-	next->pprev = &n->next;
+	WRITE_ONCE(next->pprev, &n->next);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -620,10 +620,10 @@ static inline void hlist_add_behind_rcu(struct hlist_node *n,
 					struct hlist_node *prev)
 {
 	n->next = prev->next;
-	n->pprev = &prev->next;
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, &prev->next);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(hlist_next_rcu(prev), n);
 	if (n->next)
-		n->next->pprev = &n->next;
+		WRITE_ONCE(n->next->pprev, &n->next);
 }
 
 #define __hlist_for_each_rcu(pos, head)				\