| Message ID | 1464859590-5292-7-git-send-email-xinhui.pan@linux.vnet.ibm.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Superseded |
| Headers | show |
diff --git a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h index a5b1248..2bbffe4 100644 --- a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h +++ b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h @@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ __visible void __pv_queued_spin_unlock(struct qspinlock *lock) * unhash. Otherwise it would be possible to have multiple @lock * entries, which would be BAD. */ - locked = cmpxchg(&l->locked, _Q_LOCKED_VAL, 0); + locked = cmpxchg_release(&l->locked, _Q_LOCKED_VAL, 0); if (likely(locked == _Q_LOCKED_VAL)) return;
cmpxchg_release is light-wight than cmpxchg, On some arch like ppc, barrier impact the performace too much. Suggested-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Pan Xinhui <xinhui.pan@linux.vnet.ibm.com> --- kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)