tree b6d5123664992047b393594cff856de006fb86b4
parent ad315455d396a1cbcb2f9fdd687b7e1b26b789e7
author Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> 1451362727 +0800
committer Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> 1456286394 -0800

RCU: Privatize rcu_node::lock

In patch:

"rcu: Add transitivity to remaining rcu_node ->lock acquisitions"

All locking operations on rcu_node::lock are replaced with the wrappers
because of the need of transitivity, which indicates we should never
write code using LOCK primitives alone(i.e. without a proper barrier
following) on rcu_node::lock outside those wrappers. We could detect
this kind of misuses on rcu_node::lock in the future by adding __private
modifier on rcu_node::lock.

To privatize rcu_node::lock, unlock wrappers are also needed. Replacing
spinlock unlocks with these wrappers not only privatizes rcu_node::lock
but also makes it easier to figure out critical sections of rcu_node.

This patch adds __private modifier to rcu_node::lock and makes every
access to it wrapped by ACCESS_PRIVATE(). Besides, unlock wrappers are
added and raw_spin_unlock(&rnp->lock) and its friends are replaced with
those wrappers.

Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>