Re: [PATCH] locking/pvqspinlock/x86: Use _Q_LOCKED_VAL in PV_UNLOCK_ASM macro

From: Boqun Feng
Date: Mon Apr 22 2024 - 15:45:42 EST


On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 05:17:35PM +0200, Uros Bizjak wrote:
> Use _Q_LOCKED_VAL instead of hardcoded $0x1 in PV_UNLOCK_ASM macro.
>
> No functional changes intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Waiman Long <longman@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock_paravirt.h | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock_paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock_paravirt.h
> index 466af57b8ed6..0a985784be9b 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock_paravirt.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock_paravirt.h
> @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ __PV_CALLEE_SAVE_REGS_THUNK(__pv_queued_spin_unlock_slowpath, ".spinlock.text");
> #define PV_UNLOCK_ASM \
> FRAME_BEGIN \
> "push %rdx\n\t" \
> - "mov $0x1,%eax\n\t" \
> + "mov $" __stringify(_Q_LOCKED_VAL) ",%eax\n\t" \
> "xor %edx,%edx\n\t" \
> LOCK_PREFIX "cmpxchg %dl,(%rdi)\n\t" \
> "jne .slowpath\n\t" \

There is also a "cmp $0x1,%al" afterwards.

Regards,
Boqun

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