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

[Eric Dumazet]

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>
---
 include/linux/list.h | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index 85c92555e31f85f019354e54d6efb8e79c2aee17..61f5aaf96192cdc4c1644741a415590b63c3c201 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -749,6 +749,16 @@ static inline int hlist_unhashed(const struct hlist_node *h)
 	return !h->pprev;
 }
 
+/* This variant of hlist_unhashed() must be used in lockless contexts
+ * to avoid potential load-tearing.
+ * The READ_ONCE() is paired with the various WRITE_ONCE() in hlist
+ * helpers that are defined below.
+ */
+static inline int hlist_unhashed_lockless(const struct hlist_node *h)
+{
+	return !READ_ONCE(h->pprev);
+}
+
 static inline int hlist_empty(const struct hlist_head *h)
 {
 	return !READ_ONCE(h->first);
@@ -761,7 +771,7 @@ static inline void __hlist_del(struct hlist_node *n)
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(*pprev, next);
 	if (next)
-		next->pprev = pprev;
+		WRITE_ONCE(next->pprev, pprev);
 }
 
 static inline void hlist_del(struct hlist_node *n)
@@ -782,32 +792,32 @@ static inline void hlist_del_init(struct hlist_node *n)
 static inline void hlist_add_head(struct hlist_node *n, struct hlist_head *h)
 {
 	struct hlist_node *first = h->first;
-	n->next = first;
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->next, first);
 	if (first)
-		first->pprev = &n->next;
+		WRITE_ONCE(first->pprev, &n->next);
 	WRITE_ONCE(h->first, n);
-	n->pprev = &h->first;
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, &h->first);
 }
 
 /* next must be != NULL */
 static inline void hlist_add_before(struct hlist_node *n,
 					struct hlist_node *next)
 {
-	n->pprev = next->pprev;
-	n->next = next;
-	next->pprev = &n->next;
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, next->pprev);
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->next, next);
+	WRITE_ONCE(next->pprev, &n->next);
 	WRITE_ONCE(*(n->pprev), n);
 }
 
 static inline void hlist_add_behind(struct hlist_node *n,
 				    struct hlist_node *prev)
 {
-	n->next = prev->next;
-	prev->next = n;
-	n->pprev = &prev->next;
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->next, prev->next);
+	WRITE_ONCE(prev->next, n);
+	WRITE_ONCE(n->pprev, &prev->next);
 
 	if (n->next)
-		n->next->pprev  = &n->next;
+		WRITE_ONCE(n->next->pprev, &n->next);
 }
 
 /* after that we'll appear to be on some hlist and hlist_del will work */
-- 
2.24.0.432.g9d3f5f5b63-goog