Re: [PATCH] md/raid5: STRIPE_ACTIVE has lock semantics, add barriers

[NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>]

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On Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:31:23 -0700 Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
wrote:

> All updates that occur under STRIPE_ACTIVE should be globally visible
> when STRIPE_ACTIVE clears.  test_and_set_bit() implies a barrier, but
> clear_bit() does not.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
> ---
> 
> This at least was the guarantee we had with sh->lock...
> 
>  drivers/md/raid5.c |    4 ++--
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
> index dbae459..bd95123 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
> @@ -3116,7 +3116,7 @@ static void handle_stripe(struct stripe_head *sh)
>  	struct r5dev *pdev, *qdev;
>  
>  	clear_bit(STRIPE_HANDLE, &sh->state);
> -	if (test_and_set_bit(STRIPE_ACTIVE, &sh->state)) {
> +	if (test_and_set_bit_lock(STRIPE_ACTIVE, &sh->state)) {
>  		/* already being handled, ensure it gets handled
>  		 * again when current action finishes */
>  		set_bit(STRIPE_HANDLE, &sh->state);
> @@ -3377,7 +3377,7 @@ finish:
>  
>  	return_io(s.return_bi);
>  
> -	clear_bit(STRIPE_ACTIVE, &sh->state);
> +	clear_bit_unlock(STRIPE_ACTIVE, &sh->state);
>  }
>  
>  static void raid5_activate_delayed(raid5_conf_t *conf)
> 
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sorry for missing this before...
I makes perfect sense.  I've applied it and should send it upstream shortly.

Thanks,
NeilBrown


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