Re: [this_cpu_xx V7 7/8] Module handling: Use this_cpu_xx to dynamically allocate counters

From: Rusty Russell
Date: Tue Dec 15 2009 - 17:41:53 EST


On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:33:50 pm Tejun Heo wrote:
> (Rusty Russell cc'd.)
>
> On 12/15/2009 07:03 AM, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> > @@ -479,15 +467,15 @@ static inline int try_module_get(struct
> > int ret = 1;
> >
> > if (module) {
> > - unsigned int cpu = get_cpu();
> > if (likely(module_is_live(module))) {
> > - local_inc(__module_ref_addr(module, cpu));
> > + preempt_disable();
> > + __this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->count);
> > trace_module_get(module, _THIS_IP_,
> > - local_read(__module_ref_addr(module, cpu)));
> > + __this_cpu_read(module->refptr->count));
> > + preempt_enable();
> > }
> > else
> > ret = 0;
> > - put_cpu();
>
> I think you need preemption disabled while checking whether
> module_is_live(). The state is protected by stop_machine or
> synchronize_sched().

Yes.

Thanks,
Rusty.
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