diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.h b/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.h index 0799fd3e4cfa..372e6530180d 100644 --- a/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.h +++ b/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.h @@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ extern void debug_mutex_init(struct mutex *lock, const char *name, static inline void mutex_set_owner(struct mutex *lock) { - lock->owner = current; + WRITE_ONCE(lock->owner, current); } static inline void mutex_clear_owner(struct mutex *lock) { - lock->owner = NULL; + WRITE_ONCE(lock->owner, NULL); } #define spin_lock_mutex(lock, flags) \ diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.h b/kernel/locking/mutex.h index 5cda397607f2..12f96199441c 100644 --- a/kernel/locking/mutex.h +++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.h @@ -17,14 +17,20 @@ __list_del((waiter)->list.prev, (waiter)->list.next) #ifdef CONFIG_MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER +/* + * The mutex owner can get read and written to locklessly. + * We should use WRITE_ONCE when writing the owner value to + * avoid store tearing, otherwise, a thread could potentially + * read a partially written and incomplete owner value. + */ static inline void mutex_set_owner(struct mutex *lock) { - lock->owner = current; + WRITE_ONCE(lock->owner, current); } static inline void mutex_clear_owner(struct mutex *lock) { - lock->owner = NULL; + WRITE_ONCE(lock->owner, NULL); } #else static inline void mutex_set_owner(struct mutex *lock)