[PATCH] ARM: sched: correct update_sched_clock()
From: Joonsoo Kim <hidden>
Date: 2013-01-21 09:10:06
Subsystem:
arm port, the rest · Maintainers:
Russell King, Linus Torvalds
If we want load epoch_cyc and epoch_ns atomically,
we should update epoch_cyc_copy first of all.
This notify reader that updating is in progress.
If we update epoch_cyc first like as current implementation,
there is subtle error case.
Look at the below example.
<Initial Condition>
cyc = 9
ns = 900
cyc_copy = 9
== CASE 1 ==
<CPU A = reader> <CPU B = updater>
write cyc = 10
read cyc = 10
read ns = 900
write ns = 1000
write cyc_copy = 10
read cyc_copy = 10
output = (10, 900)
== CASE 2 ==
<CPU A = reader> <CPU B = updater>
read cyc = 9
write cyc = 10
write ns = 1000
read ns = 1000
read cyc_copy = 9
write cyc_copy = 10
output = (9, 1000)
If atomic read is ensured, output should be (9, 900) or (10, 1000).
But, output in example case are not.
So, change updating sequence in order to correct this problem.
Signed-off-by: Joonsoo Kim <redacted>
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/sched_clock.c b/arch/arm/kernel/sched_clock.c
index fc6692e..bd6f56b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/sched_clock.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/sched_clock.c@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ static void notrace update_sched_clock(void) * detectable in cyc_to_fixed_sched_clock(). */ raw_local_irq_save(flags); - cd.epoch_cyc = cyc; + cd.epoch_cyc_copy = cyc; smp_wmb(); cd.epoch_ns = ns; smp_wmb(); - cd.epoch_cyc_copy = cyc; + cd.epoch_cyc = cyc; raw_local_irq_restore(flags); }
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