Re: [PATCH] io_uring/io-wq: Use set_bit() and test_bit() at worker->flags

[Jens Axboe]

On 5/3/24 1:24 PM, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> Le 03/05/2024 ? 20:41, Jens Axboe a ?crit :
>> On 5/3/24 11:37 AM, Breno Leitao wrote:
>>> @@ -631,7 +631,8 @@ static int io_wq_worker(void *data)
>>>       bool exit_mask = false, last_timeout = false;
>>>       char buf[TASK_COMM_LEN];
>>>   -    worker->flags |= (IO_WORKER_F_UP | IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING);
>>> +    set_bit(IO_WORKER_F_UP, &worker->flags);
>>> +    set_bit(IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING, &worker->flags);
>>
>> You could probably just use WRITE_ONCE() here with the mask, as it's
>> setup side.
>>
> 
> Or simply:
>    set_mask_bits(&worker->flags, 0, IO_WORKER_F_UP | IO_WORKER_F_RUNNING);

Looks like overkill, as we don't really need that kind of assurances
here. WRITE_ONCE should be fine. Not that it _really_ matters as it's
not a performance critical part, but it also sends wrong hints to the
reader of the code on which kind of guarantees are needing here.

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Jens Axboe