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Diffstat (limited to 'include/asm-parisc')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/asm-parisc/spinlock.h | 31 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/include/asm-parisc/spinlock.h b/include/asm-parisc/spinlock.h index 8980a876cc4..f3d2090a18d 100644 --- a/include/asm-parisc/spinlock.h +++ b/include/asm-parisc/spinlock.h @@ -57,35 +57,42 @@ static inline int __raw_spin_trylock(raw_spinlock_t *x) /* * Read-write spinlocks, allowing multiple readers but only one writer. - * The spinlock is held by the writer, preventing any readers or other - * writers from grabbing the rwlock. Readers use the lock to serialise their - * access to the counter (which records how many readers currently hold the - * lock). Linux rwlocks are unfair to writers; they can be starved for - * an indefinite time by readers. They can also be taken in interrupt context, - * so we have to disable interrupts when acquiring the spin lock to be sure - * that an interrupting reader doesn't get an inconsistent view of the lock. + * Linux rwlocks are unfair to writers; they can be starved for an indefinite + * time by readers. With care, they can also be taken in interrupt context. + * + * In the PA-RISC implementation, we have a spinlock and a counter. + * Readers use the lock to serialise their access to the counter (which + * records how many readers currently hold the lock). + * Writers hold the spinlock, preventing any readers or other writers from + * grabbing the rwlock. */ +/* Note that we have to ensure interrupts are disabled in case we're + * interrupted by some other code that wants to grab the same read lock */ static __inline__ void __raw_read_lock(raw_rwlock_t *rw) { unsigned long flags; local_irq_save(flags); - __raw_spin_lock(&rw->lock); + __raw_spin_lock_flags(&rw->lock, flags); rw->counter++; __raw_spin_unlock(&rw->lock); local_irq_restore(flags); } +/* Note that we have to ensure interrupts are disabled in case we're + * interrupted by some other code that wants to grab the same read lock */ static __inline__ void __raw_read_unlock(raw_rwlock_t *rw) { unsigned long flags; local_irq_save(flags); - __raw_spin_lock(&rw->lock); + __raw_spin_lock_flags(&rw->lock, flags); rw->counter--; __raw_spin_unlock(&rw->lock); local_irq_restore(flags); } +/* Note that we have to ensure interrupts are disabled in case we're + * interrupted by some other code that wants to grab the same read lock */ static __inline__ int __raw_read_trylock(raw_rwlock_t *rw) { unsigned long flags; @@ -110,12 +117,14 @@ static __inline__ int __raw_read_trylock(raw_rwlock_t *rw) goto retry; } +/* Note that we have to ensure interrupts are disabled in case we're + * interrupted by some other code that wants to read_trylock() this lock */ static __inline__ void __raw_write_lock(raw_rwlock_t *rw) { unsigned long flags; retry: local_irq_save(flags); - __raw_spin_lock(&rw->lock); + __raw_spin_lock_flags(&rw->lock, flags); if (rw->counter != 0) { __raw_spin_unlock(&rw->lock); @@ -138,6 +147,8 @@ static __inline__ void __raw_write_unlock(raw_rwlock_t *rw) __raw_spin_unlock(&rw->lock); } +/* Note that we have to ensure interrupts are disabled in case we're + * interrupted by some other code that wants to read_trylock() this lock */ static __inline__ int __raw_write_trylock(raw_rwlock_t *rw) { unsigned long flags; |