[PATCH net] rds: introduce acquire/release ordering in acquire/release_in_xmit()

From: Yewon Choi
Date: Thu Mar 14 2024 - 07:21:54 EST


acquire/release_in_xmit() work as bit lock in rds_send_xmit(), so they
are expected to ensure acquire/release memory ordering semantics.
However, test_and_set_bit/clear_bit() don't imply such semantics, on
top of this, following smp_mb__after_atomic() does not guarantee release
ordering (memory barrier actually should be placed before clear_bit()).

Instead, we use clear_bit_unlock/test_and_set_bit_lock() here.

Signed-off-by: Yewon Choi <woni9911@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/rds/send.c | 5 ++---
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/rds/send.c b/net/rds/send.c
index 5e57a1581dc6..8f38009721b7 100644
--- a/net/rds/send.c
+++ b/net/rds/send.c
@@ -103,13 +103,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rds_send_path_reset);

static int acquire_in_xmit(struct rds_conn_path *cp)
{
- return test_and_set_bit(RDS_IN_XMIT, &cp->cp_flags) == 0;
+ return test_and_set_bit_lock(RDS_IN_XMIT, &cp->cp_flags) == 0;
}

static void release_in_xmit(struct rds_conn_path *cp)
{
- clear_bit(RDS_IN_XMIT, &cp->cp_flags);
- smp_mb__after_atomic();
+ clear_bit_unlock(RDS_IN_XMIT, &cp->cp_flags);
/*
* We don't use wait_on_bit()/wake_up_bit() because our waking is in a
* hot path and finding waiters is very rare. We don't want to walk
--
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