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-rw-r--r--Documentation/memory-barriers.txt17
-rw-r--r--include/asm-generic/atomic-long.h3
-rw-r--r--include/linux/atomic.h18
3 files changed, 29 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
index 2ba8461b0631..41ffd7e9cdcf 100644
--- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
@@ -637,7 +637,8 @@ as follows:
b = p; /* BUG: Compiler and CPU can both reorder!!! */
Finally, the READ_ONCE_CTRL() includes an smp_read_barrier_depends()
-that DEC Alpha needs in order to respect control depedencies.
+that DEC Alpha needs in order to respect control depedencies. Alternatively
+use one of atomic{,64}_read_ctrl().
So don't leave out the READ_ONCE_CTRL().
@@ -796,9 +797,9 @@ site: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~pes20/ppcmem/index.html.
In summary:
- (*) Control dependencies must be headed by READ_ONCE_CTRL().
- Or, as a much less preferable alternative, interpose
- smp_read_barrier_depends() between a READ_ONCE() and the
+ (*) Control dependencies must be headed by READ_ONCE_CTRL(),
+ atomic{,64}_read_ctrl(). Or, as a much less preferable alternative,
+ interpose smp_read_barrier_depends() between a READ_ONCE() and the
control-dependent write.
(*) Control dependencies can order prior loads against later stores.
@@ -820,10 +821,10 @@ In summary:
and WRITE_ONCE() can help to preserve the needed conditional.
(*) Control dependencies require that the compiler avoid reordering the
- dependency into nonexistence. Careful use of READ_ONCE_CTRL()
- or smp_read_barrier_depends() can help to preserve your control
- dependency. Please see the Compiler Barrier section for more
- information.
+ dependency into nonexistence. Careful use of READ_ONCE_CTRL(),
+ atomic{,64}_read_ctrl() or smp_read_barrier_depends() can help to
+ preserve your control dependency. Please see the Compiler Barrier
+ section for more information.
(*) Control dependencies pair normally with other types of barriers.
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/atomic-long.h b/include/asm-generic/atomic-long.h
index c7a5c1ad2ed3..8942cdc676a7 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/atomic-long.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/atomic-long.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ typedef atomic_t atomic_long_t;
#endif
#define ATOMIC_LONG_READ_OP(mo) \
-static inline long atomic_long_read##mo(atomic_long_t *l) \
+static inline long atomic_long_read##mo(const atomic_long_t *l) \
{ \
ATOMIC_LONG_PFX(_t) *v = (ATOMIC_LONG_PFX(_t) *)l; \
\
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ static inline long atomic_long_read##mo(atomic_long_t *l) \
}
ATOMIC_LONG_READ_OP()
ATOMIC_LONG_READ_OP(_acquire)
+ATOMIC_LONG_READ_OP(_ctrl)
#undef ATOMIC_LONG_READ_OP
diff --git a/include/linux/atomic.h b/include/linux/atomic.h
index 29dafa184aeb..e326469bb9d6 100644
--- a/include/linux/atomic.h
+++ b/include/linux/atomic.h
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
#include <asm/atomic.h>
#include <asm/barrier.h>
+#ifndef atomic_read_ctrl
+static inline int atomic_read_ctrl(const atomic_t *v)
+{
+ int val = atomic_read(v);
+ smp_read_barrier_depends(); /* Enforce control dependency. */
+ return val;
+}
+#endif
+
/*
* Relaxed variants of xchg, cmpxchg and some atomic operations.
*
@@ -455,6 +464,15 @@ static inline int atomic_dec_if_positive(atomic_t *v)
#include <asm-generic/atomic64.h>
#endif
+#ifndef atomic64_read_ctrl
+static inline long long atomic64_read_ctrl(const atomic64_t *v)
+{
+ long long val = atomic64_read(v);
+ smp_read_barrier_depends(); /* Enforce control dependency. */
+ return val;
+}
+#endif
+
#ifndef atomic64_andnot
static inline void atomic64_andnot(long long i, atomic64_t *v)
{