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authorPeter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>2015-09-18 14:22:52 +0300
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>2015-09-23 10:54:29 +0300
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atomic: Implement atomic_read_ctrl()
Provide atomic_read_ctrl() to mirror READ_ONCE_CTRL(), such that we can more conveniently use atomics in control dependencies. Since we can assume atomic_read() implies a READ_ONCE(), we must only emit an extra smp_read_barrier_depends() in order to upgrade to READ_ONCE_CTRL() semantics. Requested-by: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Acked-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: oleg@redhat.com Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20150918115637.GM3604@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
index 2ba8461b0631..41ffd7e9cdcf 100644
--- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
@@ -637,7 +637,8 @@ as follows:
b = p; /* BUG: Compiler and CPU can both reorder!!! */
Finally, the READ_ONCE_CTRL() includes an smp_read_barrier_depends()
-that DEC Alpha needs in order to respect control depedencies.
+that DEC Alpha needs in order to respect control depedencies. Alternatively
+use one of atomic{,64}_read_ctrl().
So don't leave out the READ_ONCE_CTRL().
@@ -796,9 +797,9 @@ site: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~pes20/ppcmem/index.html.
In summary:
- (*) Control dependencies must be headed by READ_ONCE_CTRL().
- Or, as a much less preferable alternative, interpose
- smp_read_barrier_depends() between a READ_ONCE() and the
+ (*) Control dependencies must be headed by READ_ONCE_CTRL(),
+ atomic{,64}_read_ctrl(). Or, as a much less preferable alternative,
+ interpose smp_read_barrier_depends() between a READ_ONCE() and the
control-dependent write.
(*) Control dependencies can order prior loads against later stores.
@@ -820,10 +821,10 @@ In summary:
and WRITE_ONCE() can help to preserve the needed conditional.
(*) Control dependencies require that the compiler avoid reordering the
- dependency into nonexistence. Careful use of READ_ONCE_CTRL()
- or smp_read_barrier_depends() can help to preserve your control
- dependency. Please see the Compiler Barrier section for more
- information.
+ dependency into nonexistence. Careful use of READ_ONCE_CTRL(),
+ atomic{,64}_read_ctrl() or smp_read_barrier_depends() can help to
+ preserve your control dependency. Please see the Compiler Barrier
+ section for more information.
(*) Control dependencies pair normally with other types of barriers.