'calc_load_update' is accessed without any kind of locking and there's a clear assumption in the code that only a single value is read or written.
Make this explicit by using READ_ONCE() and WRITE_ONCE(), and avoid unintentionally seeing multiple values, or having the load/stores split. Technically the loads in calc_global_*() don't require this since those are the only functions that update 'calc_load_update', but I've added the READ_ONCE() for consistency. Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]> Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <[email protected]> Cc: Mike Galbraith <[email protected]> Cc: Morten Rasmussen <[email protected]> Cc: Vincent Guittot <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <[email protected]> --- kernel/sched/loadavg.c | 18 +++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/sched/loadavg.c b/kernel/sched/loadavg.c index ec91fcc09bfe..3f96a7d014ce 100644 --- a/kernel/sched/loadavg.c +++ b/kernel/sched/loadavg.c @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static inline int calc_load_write_idx(void) * If the folding window started, make sure we start writing in the * next idle-delta. */ - if (!time_before(jiffies, calc_load_update)) + if (!time_before(jiffies, READ_ONCE(calc_load_update))) idx++; return idx & 1; @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void calc_load_exit_idle(void) /* * If we're still before the pending sample window, we're done. */ - this_rq->calc_load_update = calc_load_update; + this_rq->calc_load_update = READ_ONCE(calc_load_update); if (time_before(jiffies, this_rq->calc_load_update)) return; @@ -307,13 +307,15 @@ calc_load_n(unsigned long load, unsigned long exp, */ static void calc_global_nohz(void) { + unsigned long sample_window; long delta, active, n; - if (!time_before(jiffies, calc_load_update + 10)) { + sample_window = READ_ONCE(calc_load_update); + if (!time_before(jiffies, sample_window + 10)) { /* * Catch-up, fold however many we are behind still */ - delta = jiffies - calc_load_update - 10; + delta = jiffies - sample_window - 10; n = 1 + (delta / LOAD_FREQ); active = atomic_long_read(&calc_load_tasks); @@ -323,7 +325,7 @@ static void calc_global_nohz(void) avenrun[1] = calc_load_n(avenrun[1], EXP_5, active, n); avenrun[2] = calc_load_n(avenrun[2], EXP_15, active, n); - calc_load_update += n * LOAD_FREQ; + WRITE_ONCE(calc_load_update, sample_window + n * LOAD_FREQ); } /* @@ -351,9 +353,11 @@ static inline void calc_global_nohz(void) { } */ void calc_global_load(unsigned long ticks) { + unsigned long sample_window; long active, delta; - if (time_before(jiffies, calc_load_update + 10)) + sample_window = READ_ONCE(calc_load_update); + if (time_before(jiffies, sample_window + 10)) return; /* @@ -370,7 +374,7 @@ void calc_global_load(unsigned long ticks) avenrun[1] = calc_load(avenrun[1], EXP_5, active); avenrun[2] = calc_load(avenrun[2], EXP_15, active); - calc_load_update += LOAD_FREQ; + WRITE_ONCE(calc_load_update, sample_window + LOAD_FREQ); /* * In case we idled for multiple LOAD_FREQ intervals, catch up in bulk. -- 2.10.0
