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Merge branch 'locking-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull locking fixes from Ingo Molnar: "Two lockless_dereference() related fixes" * 'locking-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: locking/barriers: Suppress sparse warnings in lockless_dereference() Revert "drm/fb-helper: Reduce READ_ONCE(master) to lockless_dereference"

Linus Torvalds committed 10 years ago

Commit bd3fd452 parents f28535c 112dc0c2 files · +4 −4Browse files

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  1. drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c +1 −1
  2. include/linux/compiler.h +3 −3
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c+1−1
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ static bool drm_fb_helper_is_bound(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper) · 463 unmodified lines
464464
465465 /* Sometimes user space wants everything disabled, so don't steal the
466466 * display if there's a master. */
467− if (lockless_dereference(dev->master))
467+ if (READ_ONCE(dev->master))
468468 return false;
469469
470470 drm_for_each_crtc(crtc, dev) {
include/linux/compiler.h+3−3
@@ -527,13 +527,13 @@ static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int s · 526 unmodified lines
527527 * object's lifetime is managed by something other than RCU. That
528528 * "something other" might be reference counting or simple immortality.
529529 *
530− * The seemingly unused void * variable is to validate @p is indeed a pointer
531− * type. All pointer types silently cast to void *.
530+ * The seemingly unused size_t variable is to validate @p is indeed a pointer
531+ * type by making sure it can be dereferenced.
532532 */
533533 #define lockless_dereference(p) \
534534 ({ \
535535 typeof(p) _________p1 = READ_ONCE(p); \
536− __maybe_unused const void * const _________p2 = _________p1; \
536+ size_t __maybe_unused __size_of_ptr = sizeof(*(p)); \
537537 smp_read_barrier_depends(); /* Dependency order vs. p above. */ \
538538 (_________p1); \
539539 })