[PATCH] lib/flex_proportions.c: Use abs() when percpu_counter is negative.

From: Chi Wu
Date: Mon May 17 2021 - 12:42:39 EST


The value of percpu_counter_read() may become negative after
running percpu_counter_sum() in fprop_reflect_period_percpu().
The value of variable 'num' will be zero in fprop_fraction_percpu()
when using percpu_counter_read_positive(), but if using the abs of
percpu_counter_read() will be close to the correct value.

Signed-off-by: Chi Wu <wuchi.zero@xxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/flex_proportions.c | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/flex_proportions.c b/lib/flex_proportions.c
index 451543937524..3ac79ca2c441 100644
--- a/lib/flex_proportions.c
+++ b/lib/flex_proportions.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void fprop_fraction_single(struct fprop_global *p,
seq = read_seqcount_begin(&p->sequence);
fprop_reflect_period_single(p, pl);
num = pl->events;
- den = percpu_counter_read_positive(&p->events);
+ den = abs(percpu_counter_read(&p->events));
} while (read_seqcount_retry(&p->sequence, seq));

/*
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static void fprop_reflect_period_percpu(struct fprop_global *p,
val = percpu_counter_sum(&pl->events);

percpu_counter_add_batch(&pl->events,
- -val + (val >> (period-pl->period)), PROP_BATCH);
+ -val + (val >> (period - pl->period)), PROP_BATCH);
} else
percpu_counter_set(&pl->events, 0);
pl->period = period;
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ void fprop_fraction_percpu(struct fprop_global *p,
do {
seq = read_seqcount_begin(&p->sequence);
fprop_reflect_period_percpu(p, pl);
- num = percpu_counter_read_positive(&pl->events);
- den = percpu_counter_read_positive(&p->events);
+ num = abs(percpu_counter_read(&pl->events));
+ den = abs(percpu_counter_read(&p->events));
} while (read_seqcount_retry(&p->sequence, seq));

/*
--
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