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[PATCH] x86-64: Fix race in exit_idle

When another interrupt happens in exit_idle the exit idle notifier
could be called an incorrect number of times.

Add a test_and_clear_bit_pda and use it handle the bit
atomically against interrupts to avoid this.

Pointed out by Stephane Eranian

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Andi Kleen 18 år sedan
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2 ändrade filer med 10 tillägg och 2 borttagningar
  1. 1 2
      arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c
  2. 9 0
      include/asm-x86_64/pda.h

+ 1 - 2
arch/x86_64/kernel/process.c

@@ -88,9 +88,8 @@ void enter_idle(void)
 
 static void __exit_idle(void)
 {
-	if (read_pda(isidle) == 0)
+	if (test_and_clear_bit_pda(0, isidle) == 0)
 		return;
-	write_pda(isidle, 0);
 	atomic_notifier_call_chain(&idle_notifier, IDLE_END, NULL);
 }
 

+ 9 - 0
include/asm-x86_64/pda.h

@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ extern struct x8664_pda _proxy_pda;
 #define sub_pda(field,val) pda_to_op("sub",field,val)
 #define or_pda(field,val) pda_to_op("or",field,val)
 
+/* This is not atomic against other CPUs -- CPU preemption needs to be off */
+#define test_and_clear_bit_pda(bit,field) ({		\
+	int old__;						\
+	asm volatile("btr %2,%%gs:%c3\n\tsbbl %0,%0"		\
+	    : "=r" (old__), "+m" (_proxy_pda.field) 		\
+	    : "dIr" (bit), "i" (pda_offset(field)) : "memory");	\
+	old__;							\
+})
+
 #endif
 
 #define PDA_STACKOFFSET (5*8)