sched_clock uses seqcount_t latching to switch between two storage places protected by the sequence counter. This allows it to have interruptible, NMI-safe, seqcount_t write side critical sections. Since 7fc26327b756 ("seqlock: Introduce raw_read_seqcount_latch()"), raw_read_seqcount_latch() became the standardized way for seqcount_t latch read paths. Due to the dependent load, it also has one read memory barrier less than the currently used raw_read_seqcount() API. Use raw_read_seqcount_latch() for the seqcount_t latch read path. Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <a.darwish@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@linaro.org> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200625085745.GD117543@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200715092345.GA231464@debian-buster-darwi.lab.linutronix.de Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200716051130.4359-3-leo.yan@linaro.org References: 1809bfa44e10 ("timers, sched/clock: Avoid deadlock during read from NMI") Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Linux kernel ============ There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first. In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or ``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/ There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory, several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation. Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.
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