linux/lib/llist.c
Oleg Nesterov fb4214db50 llist: fix/simplify llist_add() and llist_add_batch()
1. This is mostly theoretical, but llist_add*() need ACCESS_ONCE().

   Otherwise it is not guaranteed that the first cmpxchg() uses the
   same value for old_entry and new_last->next.

2. These helpers cache the result of cmpxchg() and read the initial
   value of head->first before the main loop. I do not think this
   makes sense. In the likely case cmpxchg() succeeds, otherwise
   it doesn't hurt to reload head->first.

   I think it would be better to simplify the code and simply read
   ->first before cmpxchg().

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Andrey Vagin <avagin@openvz.org>
Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Cc: Huang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
2013-07-13 13:29:24 +04:00

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/*
* Lock-less NULL terminated single linked list
*
* The basic atomic operation of this list is cmpxchg on long. On
* architectures that don't have NMI-safe cmpxchg implementation, the
* list can NOT be used in NMI handlers. So code that uses the list in
* an NMI handler should depend on CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG.
*
* Copyright 2010,2011 Intel Corp.
* Author: Huang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com>
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version
* 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation;
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*/
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/export.h>
#include <linux/interrupt.h>
#include <linux/llist.h>
/**
* llist_add_batch - add several linked entries in batch
* @new_first: first entry in batch to be added
* @new_last: last entry in batch to be added
* @head: the head for your lock-less list
*
* Return whether list is empty before adding.
*/
bool llist_add_batch(struct llist_node *new_first, struct llist_node *new_last,
struct llist_head *head)
{
struct llist_node *first;
do {
new_last->next = first = ACCESS_ONCE(head->first);
} while (cmpxchg(&head->first, first, new_first) != first);
return !first;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(llist_add_batch);
/**
* llist_del_first - delete the first entry of lock-less list
* @head: the head for your lock-less list
*
* If list is empty, return NULL, otherwise, return the first entry
* deleted, this is the newest added one.
*
* Only one llist_del_first user can be used simultaneously with
* multiple llist_add users without lock. Because otherwise
* llist_del_first, llist_add, llist_add (or llist_del_all, llist_add,
* llist_add) sequence in another user may change @head->first->next,
* but keep @head->first. If multiple consumers are needed, please
* use llist_del_all or use lock between consumers.
*/
struct llist_node *llist_del_first(struct llist_head *head)
{
struct llist_node *entry, *old_entry, *next;
entry = head->first;
for (;;) {
if (entry == NULL)
return NULL;
old_entry = entry;
next = entry->next;
entry = cmpxchg(&head->first, old_entry, next);
if (entry == old_entry)
break;
}
return entry;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(llist_del_first);