Re: [PATCH] x86: avoid calling arch_trigger_all_cpu_backtrace() at the same time on SMP

[DDD <dongdong.deng@windriver.com>]

Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Dongdong Deng <dongdong.deng@windriver.com> wrote:
> 
>> +static int backtrace_flag;
> 
>> +	if (cmpxchg(&backtrace_flag, 0, 1) != 0)
> 
> Sorry to be a PITA, but i asked for test_and_set() because that's the simplest 
> primitive. cmpxchg() semantics is not nearly as obvious and people regularly get it 
> wrong :-/

As the 'backtrace_flag' could be accessed by multi-cpus on SMP at the 
same time, I use cmpxchg() for getting a atomic/memory barrier operation 
for 'backtrace_flag' variable.

If we use test_and_set, maybe we need smp_wmb() after test_and_set. (If 
I wrong, please correct me, thanks. :-) )

Should we still need to use test_and_set?
If need, I will use test_and_set at my next patch.

> 
> Also, variables that cmpxchg or test_and_set operates on need to be long, not int.

Got it, I will change it to 'unsigned long' type.

Thanks for your teaching.

Dongdong


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> 	Ingo
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