[ltt-dev] [UST PATCH] UST synchronization fix

Mathieu Desnoyers mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com
Wed Aug 11 10:13:42 EDT 2010


Missing smp_wmb() at subbuffer switch.

Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com>
---
 git/ust/libust/buffers.c |    6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Index: ust/libust/buffers.c
===================================================================
--- ust/libust/buffers.c	2010-08-10 16:16:39.000000000 -0400
+++ ust/libust/buffers.c	2010-08-10 16:19:59.000000000 -0400
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ static void ltt_reserve_switch_old_subbu
 	 * This compiler barrier is upgraded into a smp_wmb() by the IPI
 	 * sent by get_subbuf() when it does its smp_rmb().
 	 */
-	barrier();
+	smp_wmb();
 	uatomic_add(&buf->commit_count[oldidx].cc, padding_size);
 	commit_count = uatomic_read(&buf->commit_count[oldidx].cc);
 	ltt_check_deliver(chan, buf, offsets->old - 1, commit_count, oldidx);
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ static void ltt_reserve_switch_new_subbu
 	 * This compiler barrier is upgraded into a smp_wmb() by the IPI
 	 * sent by get_subbuf() when it does its smp_rmb().
 	 */
-	barrier();
+	smp_wmb();
 	uatomic_add(&buf->commit_count[beginidx].cc, ltt_subbuffer_header_size());
 	commit_count = uatomic_read(&buf->commit_count[beginidx].cc);
 	/* Check if the written buffer has to be delivered */
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ static void ltt_reserve_end_switch_curre
 	 * This compiler barrier is upgraded into a smp_wmb() by the IPI
 	 * sent by get_subbuf() when it does its smp_rmb().
 	 */
-	barrier();
+	smp_wmb();
 	uatomic_add(&buf->commit_count[endidx].cc, padding_size);
 	commit_count = uatomic_read(&buf->commit_count[endidx].cc);
 	ltt_check_deliver(chan, buf,
-- 
Mathieu Desnoyers
Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant
EfficiOS Inc.
http://www.efficios.com




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