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In slab_alloc_node() and do_slab_free() fastpaths we need to guarantee that our kmem_cache_cpu pointer is from the same cpu as the tid value. Currently that's done by reading the tid first using this_cpu_read(), then the kmem_cache_cpu pointer and verifying we read the same tid using the pointer and plain READ_ONCE(). This can be simplified to just fetching kmem_cache_cpu pointer and then reading tid using the pointer. That guarantees they are from the same cpu. We don't need to read the tid using this_cpu_read() because the value will be validated by this_cpu_cmpxchg_double(), making sure we are on the correct cpu and the freelist didn't change by anyone preempting us since reading the tid. Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz> Acked-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@techsingularity.net>
Linux kernel
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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.