From: "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com>
To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
devel@linuxdriverproject.org, olaf@aepfle.de, apw@canonical.com,
vkuznets@redhat.com, jasowang@redhat.com
Cc: "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com>, stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Fix a bug in hv_need_to_signal_on_read()
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 17:53:53 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1458780837-4367-3-git-send-email-kys@microsoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1458780837-4367-1-git-send-email-kys@microsoft.com>
We need to issue a full memory barrier prior making a signalling decision.
Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c | 1 +
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
index 2919395..67dc245 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ static bool hv_need_to_signal_on_read(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *rbi)
u32 cur_write_sz;
u32 pending_sz;
+ mb();
pending_sz = READ_ONCE(rbi->ring_buffer->pending_send_sz);
/* If the other end is not blocked on write don't bother. */
if (pending_sz == 0)
--
1.7.4.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-03-23 23:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-03-24 0:53 [PATCH 0/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Cleanup the ring buffer code K. Y. Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` [PATCH 1/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Introduce functions for estimating room in the ring buffer K. Y. Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` [PATCH 2/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use READ_ONCE() to read variables that are volatile K. Y. Srinivasan
2016-04-01 0:00 ` Greg KH
2016-04-01 22:02 ` KY Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` K. Y. Srinivasan [this message]
2016-03-31 23:59 ` [PATCH 3/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Fix a bug in hv_need_to_signal_on_read() Greg KH
2016-04-01 21:03 ` KY Srinivasan
2016-04-01 0:00 ` Greg KH
2016-04-01 21:57 ` KY Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` [PATCH 4/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use the new virt_xx barrier code K. Y. Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` [PATCH 5/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Export the vmbus_set_event() API K. Y. Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` [PATCH 6/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Move some ring buffer functions to hyperv.h K. Y. Srinivasan
2016-03-24 0:53 ` [PATCH 7/7] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Implement APIs to support "in place" consumption of vmbus packets K. Y. Srinivasan
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