Re: linux-next: build warning after merge of the akpm tree

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Mon May 19 2014 - 17:18:07 EST


On Mon, 19 May 2014 13:56:20 -0700 Davidlohr Bueso <davidlohr@xxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, 2014-05-19 at 12:48 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Mon, 19 May 2014 08:13:16 -0700 Davidlohr Bueso <davidlohr@xxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > > Presumably a result of commit fe2038c57c03 ("rwsem: Support optimistic
> > > > spinning").
> > >
> > > If CONFIG_SMP, we add two new fields to the rwsem structure
> > > (include/linux/rwsem.h) and likewise we update the
> > > __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) macro. Afaict the only way to trigger
> > > something like that is to be using the spinlock variant
> > > (rwsem-spinlock.h).
> > >
> > > The fix for that would be:
> > >
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/rwsem.h b/include/linux/rwsem.h
> > > index 3e108f1..091d993 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/rwsem.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/rwsem.h
> > > @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static inline int rwsem_is_locked(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
> > > # define __RWSEM_DEP_MAP_INIT(lockname)
> > > #endif
> > >
> > > -#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> > > +#if defined(CONFIG_SMP) && defined(CONFIG_RWSEM_XCHGADD_ALGORITHM)
> > > #define __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(name) \
> > > { RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE, \
> > > __RAW_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(name.wait_lock), \
> >
> > that squishes the warnings for me.
>
> You guys know best, but shouldn't this change be routed through -tip?

Yes, this patch and the two fixes I have applied to it should be sent
that way. If/when they turn up in -next I will drop my copies.

Keep sending ;)
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