For several reasons, it is desirable to use {READ,WRITE}_ONCE() in
preference to ACCESS_ONCE(), and new code is expected to use one of the
former. So far, there's been no reason to change most existing uses of
ACCESS_ONCE(), as these aren't currently harmful.
However, for some features it is necessary to instrument reads and
writes separately, which is not possible with ACCESS_ONCE(). This
distinction is critical to correct operation.
It's possible to transform the bulk of kernel code using the Coccinelle
script below. However, this doesn't handle comments, leaving references
to ACCESS_ONCE() instances which have been removed. As a preparatory
step, this patch converts the IPv4 TCP input code and comments to use
{READ,WRITE}_ONCE() consistently.
----
virtual patch
@ depends on patch @
expression E1, E2;
@@
- ACCESS_ONCE(E1) = E2
+ WRITE_ONCE(E1, E2)
@ depends on patch @
expression E;
@@
- ACCESS_ONCE(E)
+ READ_ONCE(E)
----
Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutl...@arm.com>
Cc: David S. Miller <da...@davemloft.net>
---
net/ipv4/tcp_input.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index c5d7656..0b3bb19 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -815,12 +815,12 @@ static void tcp_update_pacing_rate(struct sock *sk)
if (likely(tp->srtt_us))
do_div(rate, tp->srtt_us);
- /* ACCESS_ONCE() is needed because sch_fq fetches sk_pacing_rate
+ /* WRITE_ONCE() is needed because sch_fq fetches sk_pacing_rate
* without any lock. We want to make sure compiler wont store
* intermediate values in this location.
*/
- ACCESS_ONCE(sk->sk_pacing_rate) = min_t(u64, rate,
- sk->sk_max_pacing_rate);
+ WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_pacing_rate) = min_t(u64, rate,
+ sk->sk_max_pacing_rate);
}
/* Calculate rto without backoff. This is the second half of Van Jacobson's
--
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