Re: [PATCH 3/8] x86/ticketlock: Use C for __ticket_spin_unlock

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Fri Jun 24 2011 - 17:52:28 EST


On 06/23/2011 06:19 PM, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> If we don't need to use a locked inc for unlock, then implement it in C.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h | 33 ++++++++++++++++++---------------
> 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h
> index f48a6e3..704b0c3 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h
> @@ -33,9 +33,21 @@
> * On PPro SMP or if we are using OOSTORE, we use a locked operation to unlock
> * (PPro errata 66, 92)
> */
> -# define UNLOCK_LOCK_PREFIX LOCK_PREFIX
> +static __always_inline void __ticket_unlock_release(struct arch_spinlock *lock)
> +{
> + if (sizeof(lock->tickets.head) == sizeof(u8))
> + asm (LOCK_PREFIX "incb %0"
> + : "+m" (lock->tickets.head) : : "memory");
> + else
> + asm (LOCK_PREFIX "incw %0"
> + : "+m" (lock->tickets.head) : : "memory");
> +

These should be asm volatile, I believe.

-hpa
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