Re: [PATCH 0/3] static keys: fix test/set races

[Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>]

* Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Jul 01, 2013 at 12:12:11AM -0400, Jason Baron wrote:
> > 
> > Yes, I agree that 'higher' level locking may be required for some callers of
> > the newly proposed interface. However, I do think that the
> > static_key_slow_set_true()/false() provides a nice abstraction for some
> > callers, while addressing test/set() races, by making that sequence atomic.
> > 
> > I view the proposed inteface of set_true()/set_false() as somewhat analogous
> > to an atomic_set() call. In the same way, the current
> > static_key_slow_inc()/dec() are analogous to atomic_inc()/dec().
> > 
> > It arguably makes the code code a bit more readable, transforming sequences
> > such as:
> > 
> > if (!static_key_enabled(&control_var))
> >         static_key_slow_inc(&control_var);
> > 
> > into:
> > 
> >         static_key_slow_set_true(&control_var);
> > 
> > 
> > I see at least 3 users of static_keys in the tree which I think would
> > benefit  from this transformation. The 2 attached with this series, and the
> > usage in kernel/tracepoint.c.
> 
> I tend to agree with Jason here. I also dont' think the scheduler needs 
> this; but the new API is more usable for binary switches as opposed to 
> the refcount thing.

Ok - no objections then from me either.

Thanks,

	Ingo