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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/include/asm/mutex.h10
-rw-r--r--kernel/mutex.c19
2 files changed, 26 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mutex.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mutex.h
index 7d3a4827539..bc2a0b0dcea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mutex.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mutex.h
@@ -3,3 +3,13 @@
#else
# include <asm/mutex_64.h>
#endif
+
+#ifndef __ASM_MUTEX_H
+#define __ASM_MUTEX_H
+/*
+ * For the x86 architecture, it allows any negative number (besides -1) in
+ * the mutex count to indicate that some other threads are waiting on the
+ * mutex.
+ */
+#define __ARCH_ALLOW_ANY_NEGATIVE_MUTEX_COUNT 1
+#endif
diff --git a/kernel/mutex.c b/kernel/mutex.c
index 262d7177ada..70ebd855d9e 100644
--- a/kernel/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/mutex.c
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@
# include <asm/mutex.h>
#endif
+/*
+ * A mutex count of -1 indicates that waiters are sleeping waiting for the
+ * mutex. Some architectures can allow any negative number, not just -1, for
+ * this purpose.
+ */
+#ifdef __ARCH_ALLOW_ANY_NEGATIVE_MUTEX_COUNT
+#define MUTEX_SHOW_NO_WAITER(mutex) (atomic_read(&(mutex)->count) >= 0)
+#else
+#define MUTEX_SHOW_NO_WAITER(mutex) (atomic_read(&(mutex)->count) != -1)
+#endif
+
void
__mutex_init(struct mutex *lock, const char *name, struct lock_class_key *key)
{
@@ -217,7 +228,8 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, long state, unsigned int subclass,
if (owner && !mutex_spin_on_owner(lock, owner))
break;
- if (atomic_cmpxchg(&lock->count, 1, 0) == 1) {
+ if ((atomic_read(&lock->count) == 1) &&
+ (atomic_cmpxchg(&lock->count, 1, 0) == 1)) {
lock_acquired(&lock->dep_map, ip);
mutex_set_owner(lock);
preempt_enable();
@@ -251,7 +263,7 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, long state, unsigned int subclass,
list_add_tail(&waiter.list, &lock->wait_list);
waiter.task = task;
- if (atomic_xchg(&lock->count, -1) == 1)
+ if (MUTEX_SHOW_NO_WAITER(lock) && (atomic_xchg(&lock->count, -1) == 1))
goto done;
lock_contended(&lock->dep_map, ip);
@@ -266,7 +278,8 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, long state, unsigned int subclass,
* that when we release the lock, we properly wake up the
* other waiters:
*/
- if (atomic_xchg(&lock->count, -1) == 1)
+ if (MUTEX_SHOW_NO_WAITER(lock) &&
+ (atomic_xchg(&lock->count, -1) == 1))
break;
/*