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1/*
2 * lib/kernel_lock.c
3 *
4 * This is the traditional BKL - big kernel lock. Largely
5895df96 5 * relegated to obsolescence, but used by various less
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6 * important (or lazy) subsystems.
7 */
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8#include <linux/module.h>
9#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
6188e10d 10#include <linux/semaphore.h>
96a2c464 11#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
1da177e4 12
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13#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
14#include <trace/events/bkl.h>
15
1da177e4 16/*
8e3e076c 17 * The 'big kernel lock'
1da177e4 18 *
8e3e076c 19 * This spinlock is taken and released recursively by lock_kernel()
d6e05edc 20 * and unlock_kernel(). It is transparently dropped and reacquired
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21 * over schedule(). It is used to protect legacy code that hasn't
22 * been migrated to a proper locking design yet.
23 *
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24 * Don't use in new code.
25 */
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26static __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kernel_flag);
27
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28
29/*
8e3e076c 30 * Acquire/release the underlying lock from the scheduler.
1da177e4 31 *
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32 * This is called with preemption disabled, and should
33 * return an error value if it cannot get the lock and
34 * TIF_NEED_RESCHED gets set.
1da177e4 35 *
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36 * If it successfully gets the lock, it should increment
37 * the preemption count like any spinlock does.
38 *
39 * (This works on UP too - _raw_spin_trylock will never
40 * return false in that case)
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41 */
42int __lockfunc __reacquire_kernel_lock(void)
43{
8e3e076c 44 while (!_raw_spin_trylock(&kernel_flag)) {
5ed0cec0 45 if (need_resched())
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46 return -EAGAIN;
47 cpu_relax();
48 }
1da177e4 49 preempt_disable();
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50 return 0;
51}
52
53void __lockfunc __release_kernel_lock(void)
54{
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55 _raw_spin_unlock(&kernel_flag);
56 preempt_enable_no_resched();
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57}
58
59/*
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60 * These are the BKL spinlocks - we try to be polite about preemption.
61 * If SMP is not on (ie UP preemption), this all goes away because the
62 * _raw_spin_trylock() will always succeed.
1da177e4 63 */
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64#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
65static inline void __lock_kernel(void)
1da177e4 66{
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67 preempt_disable();
68 if (unlikely(!_raw_spin_trylock(&kernel_flag))) {
69 /*
70 * If preemption was disabled even before this
71 * was called, there's nothing we can be polite
72 * about - just spin.
73 */
74 if (preempt_count() > 1) {
75 _raw_spin_lock(&kernel_flag);
76 return;
77 }
1da177e4 78
1da177e4 79 /*
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80 * Otherwise, let's wait for the kernel lock
81 * with preemption enabled..
1da177e4 82 */
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83 do {
84 preempt_enable();
85 while (spin_is_locked(&kernel_flag))
86 cpu_relax();
87 preempt_disable();
88 } while (!_raw_spin_trylock(&kernel_flag));
89 }
90}
1da177e4 91
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92#else
93
94/*
95 * Non-preemption case - just get the spinlock
96 */
97static inline void __lock_kernel(void)
98{
99 _raw_spin_lock(&kernel_flag);
1da177e4 100}
8e3e076c 101#endif
1da177e4 102
8e3e076c 103static inline void __unlock_kernel(void)
1da177e4 104{
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105 /*
106 * the BKL is not covered by lockdep, so we open-code the
107 * unlocking sequence (and thus avoid the dep-chain ops):
108 */
109 _raw_spin_unlock(&kernel_flag);
110 preempt_enable();
111}
1da177e4 112
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113/*
114 * Getting the big kernel lock.
115 *
116 * This cannot happen asynchronously, so we only need to
117 * worry about other CPU's.
118 */
925936eb 119void __lockfunc _lock_kernel(const char *func, const char *file, int line)
8e3e076c 120{
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121 int depth = current->lock_depth + 1;
122
123 trace_lock_kernel(func, file, line);
124
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125 if (likely(!depth))
126 __lock_kernel();
127 current->lock_depth = depth;
128}
1da177e4 129
925936eb 130void __lockfunc _unlock_kernel(const char *func, const char *file, int line)
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131{
132 BUG_ON(current->lock_depth < 0);
133 if (likely(--current->lock_depth < 0))
134 __unlock_kernel();
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135
136 trace_unlock_kernel(func, file, line);
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137}
138
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139EXPORT_SYMBOL(_lock_kernel);
140EXPORT_SYMBOL(_unlock_kernel);
1da177e4 141