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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/refcount.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/refcount.c | 18 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/refcount.c b/lib/refcount.c index ebcf8cd49e05..6e904af0fb3e 100644 --- a/lib/refcount.c +++ b/lib/refcount.c @@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ * Note that the allocator is responsible for ordering things between free() * and alloc(). * + * The decrements dec_and_test() and sub_and_test() also provide acquire + * ordering on success. + * */ #include <linux/mutex.h> @@ -164,8 +167,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_inc_checked); * at UINT_MAX. * * Provides release memory ordering, such that prior loads and stores are done - * before, and provides a control dependency such that free() must come after. - * See the comment on top. + * before, and provides an acquire ordering on success such that free() + * must come after. * * Use of this function is not recommended for the normal reference counting * use case in which references are taken and released one at a time. In these @@ -190,7 +193,12 @@ bool refcount_sub_and_test_checked(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r) } while (!atomic_try_cmpxchg_release(&r->refs, &val, new)); - return !new; + if (!new) { + smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep(); + return true; + } + return false; + } EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_sub_and_test_checked); @@ -202,8 +210,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_sub_and_test_checked); * decrement when saturated at UINT_MAX. * * Provides release memory ordering, such that prior loads and stores are done - * before, and provides a control dependency such that free() must come after. - * See the comment on top. + * before, and provides an acquire ordering on success such that free() + * must come after. * * Return: true if the resulting refcount is 0, false otherwise */ |