Re: [patch 1/2] spinlocks: check spinlock_t/rwlock_t argument typeon non-SMP builds

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Mon Sep 21 2009 - 16:10:10 EST


On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:43:52 +0200
Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> * akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > From: David Kilroy <kilroyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > When writing code for UP without CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK it's easy to get
> > the first argument to the spinlock/rwlock functions wrong. This is
> > because the parameter is not actually used in this configuration.
> >
> > Typically you will only find out it's wrong
> > * by rebuilding with CONFIG_SMP or CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK
> > * after you've submitted your beautiful patch series.
> >
> > The first means a long wait, and the latter is a bit late.
> >
> > Change the intermediate macros into inline functions.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: David Kilroy <kilroyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >
> > include/linux/spinlock.h | 6 -
> > include/linux/spinlock_api_up.h | 118 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> > 2 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff -puN include/linux/spinlock.h~spinlocks-check-spinlock_t-rwlock_t-argument-type-on-non-smp-builds include/linux/spinlock.h
> > --- a/include/linux/spinlock.h~spinlocks-check-spinlock_t-rwlock_t-argument-type-on-non-smp-builds
> > +++ a/include/linux/spinlock.h
> > @@ -240,17 +240,17 @@ static inline void smp_mb__after_lock(vo
> > #define spin_lock_irqsave(lock, flags) \
> > do { \
> > typecheck(unsigned long, flags); \
> > - _spin_lock_irqsave(lock, flags); \
> > + _spin_lock_irqsave(lock, &flags); \
> > } while (0)
> > #define read_lock_irqsave(lock, flags) \
> > do { \
> > typecheck(unsigned long, flags); \
> > - _read_lock_irqsave(lock, flags); \
> > + _read_lock_irqsave(lock, &flags); \
> > } while (0)
>
> these bits broke the Alpha build:
>
> /home/mingo/tip/arch/alpha/include/asm/core_t2.h: In function 't2_readb':
> /home/mingo/tip/arch/alpha/include/asm/core_t2.h:451: error: '_spin_lock_irqsave' is static but used in inline function 't2_readb' which is not static

hm. What the heck does that mean?

__EXTERN_INLINE u8 t2_readb(const volatile void __iomem *xaddr)

Something to do with the extern-inline?


Do you have the .config? My alpha builds went OK.



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