From d0b2f91bede3bd5e3d24dd6803e56eee959c1797 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: André Fabian Silva Delgado Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:10:27 -0300 Subject: Linux-libre 4.8.2-gnu --- kernel/locking/mutex.h | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel/locking/mutex.h') diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.h b/kernel/locking/mutex.h index a68bae5e8..6cd6b8e9e 100644 --- a/kernel/locking/mutex.h +++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.h @@ -17,14 +17,20 @@ __list_del((waiter)->list.prev, (waiter)->list.next) #ifdef CONFIG_MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER +/* + * The mutex owner can get read and written to locklessly. + * We should use WRITE_ONCE when writing the owner value to + * avoid store tearing, otherwise, a thread could potentially + * read a partially written and incomplete owner value. + */ static inline void mutex_set_owner(struct mutex *lock) { - lock->owner = current; + WRITE_ONCE(lock->owner, current); } static inline void mutex_clear_owner(struct mutex *lock) { - lock->owner = NULL; + WRITE_ONCE(lock->owner, NULL); } #else static inline void mutex_set_owner(struct mutex *lock) -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf