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1 /*
2 * lib/kernel_lock.c
4 * This is the traditional BKL - big kernel lock. Largely
5 * relegated to obsolescense, but used by various less
6 * important (or lazy) subsystems.
7 */
8 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
9 #include <linux/module.h>
10 #include <linux/kallsyms.h>
12 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL
14 * The 'big kernel semaphore'
16 * This mutex is taken and released recursively by lock_kernel()
17 * and unlock_kernel(). It is transparently dropped and reacquired
18 * over schedule(). It is used to protect legacy code that hasn't
19 * been migrated to a proper locking design yet.
21 * Note: code locked by this semaphore will only be serialized against
22 * other code using the same locking facility. The code guarantees that
23 * the task remains on the same CPU.
25 * Don't use in new code.
27 static DECLARE_MUTEX(kernel_sem);
30 * Re-acquire the kernel semaphore.
32 * This function is called with preemption off.
34 * We are executing in schedule() so the code must be extremely careful
35 * about recursion, both due to the down() and due to the enabling of
36 * preemption. schedule() will re-check the preemption flag after
37 * reacquiring the semaphore.
39 int __lockfunc __reacquire_kernel_lock(void)
41 struct task_struct *task = current;
42 int saved_lock_depth = task->lock_depth;
44 BUG_ON(saved_lock_depth < 0);
46 task->lock_depth = -1;
47 preempt_enable_no_resched();
49 down(&kernel_sem);
51 preempt_disable();
52 task->lock_depth = saved_lock_depth;
54 return 0;
57 void __lockfunc __release_kernel_lock(void)
59 up(&kernel_sem);
63 * Getting the big kernel semaphore.
65 void __lockfunc lock_kernel(void)
67 struct task_struct *task = current;
68 int depth = task->lock_depth + 1;
70 if (likely(!depth))
72 * No recursion worries - we set up lock_depth _after_
74 down(&kernel_sem);
76 task->lock_depth = depth;
79 void __lockfunc unlock_kernel(void)
81 struct task_struct *task = current;
83 BUG_ON(task->lock_depth < 0);
85 if (likely(--task->lock_depth < 0))
86 up(&kernel_sem);
89 #else
92 * The 'big kernel lock'
94 * This spinlock is taken and released recursively by lock_kernel()
95 * and unlock_kernel(). It is transparently dropped and reacquired
96 * over schedule(). It is used to protect legacy code that hasn't
97 * been migrated to a proper locking design yet.
99 * Don't use in new code.
101 static __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(kernel_flag);
105 * Acquire/release the underlying lock from the scheduler.
107 * This is called with preemption disabled, and should
108 * return an error value if it cannot get the lock and
109 * TIF_NEED_RESCHED gets set.
111 * If it successfully gets the lock, it should increment
112 * the preemption count like any spinlock does.
114 * (This works on UP too - _raw_spin_trylock will never
115 * return false in that case)
117 int __lockfunc __reacquire_kernel_lock(void)
119 while (!_raw_spin_trylock(&kernel_flag)) {
120 if (test_thread_flag(TIF_NEED_RESCHED))
121 return -EAGAIN;
122 cpu_relax();
124 preempt_disable();
125 return 0;
128 void __lockfunc __release_kernel_lock(void)
130 _raw_spin_unlock(&kernel_flag);
131 preempt_enable_no_resched();
135 * These are the BKL spinlocks - we try to be polite about preemption.
136 * If SMP is not on (ie UP preemption), this all goes away because the
137 * _raw_spin_trylock() will always succeed.
139 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
140 static inline void __lock_kernel(void)
142 preempt_disable();
143 if (unlikely(!_raw_spin_trylock(&kernel_flag))) {
145 * If preemption was disabled even before this
146 * was called, there's nothing we can be polite
147 * about - just spin.
149 if (preempt_count() > 1) {
150 _raw_spin_lock(&kernel_flag);
151 return;
155 * Otherwise, let's wait for the kernel lock
156 * with preemption enabled..
158 do {
159 preempt_enable();
160 while (spin_is_locked(&kernel_flag))
161 cpu_relax();
162 preempt_disable();
163 } while (!_raw_spin_trylock(&kernel_flag));
167 #else
170 * Non-preemption case - just get the spinlock
172 static inline void __lock_kernel(void)
174 _raw_spin_lock(&kernel_flag);
176 #endif
178 static inline void __unlock_kernel(void)
181 * the BKL is not covered by lockdep, so we open-code the
182 * unlocking sequence (and thus avoid the dep-chain ops):
184 _raw_spin_unlock(&kernel_flag);
185 preempt_enable();
189 * Getting the big kernel lock.
191 * This cannot happen asynchronously, so we only need to
192 * worry about other CPU's.
194 void __lockfunc lock_kernel(void)
196 int depth = current->lock_depth+1;
197 if (likely(!depth))
198 __lock_kernel();
199 current->lock_depth = depth;
202 void __lockfunc unlock_kernel(void)
204 BUG_ON(current->lock_depth < 0);
205 if (likely(--current->lock_depth < 0))
206 __unlock_kernel();
209 #endif
211 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lock_kernel);
212 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unlock_kernel);