[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 2/2] drm/i915: Add compiler barrier to wait_for

Mika Kuoppala mika.kuoppala at linux.intel.com
Fri Apr 20 13:45:50 UTC 2018


We need to be careful to not let compiler evaluate
the expiration and the operation on it's terms.

Document and enforce that COND will be evaluated
before checking timeout expiration.

Suggested-by: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
Cc: Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Mika Kuoppala <mika.kuoppala at linux.intel.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index ac7565220aa3..4dc346716bb4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 	for (;;) {							\
 		const bool expired__ = ktime_after(ktime_get_raw(), end__); \
 		OP;							\
+		/* Guarantee COND check prior to timeout */		\
+		barrier();						\
 		if (COND) {						\
 			ret__ = 0;					\
 			break;						\
@@ -96,6 +98,8 @@
 		u64 now = local_clock(); \
 		if (!(ATOMIC)) \
 			preempt_enable(); \
+		/* Guarantee COND check prior to timeout */ \
+		barrier(); \
 		if (COND) { \
 			ret = 0; \
 			break; \
-- 
2.14.1



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