From e3f9f41757f5ce1e95ef3bc3bfb72bbcdb23ece2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrea Parri Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 12:06:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ptr_ring: Remove now-redundant smp_read_barrier_depends() Because READ_ONCE() now implies smp_read_barrier_depends(), the smp_read_barrier_depends() in __ptr_ring_consume() is redundant; this commit removes it and updates the comments. Signed-off-by: Andrea Parri Cc: "David S. Miller" Cc: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Cc: Jason Wang Cc: John Fastabend Cc: Eric Dumazet Cc: Cc: Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- include/linux/ptr_ring.h | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/linux/ptr_ring.h b/include/linux/ptr_ring.h index b884b7794187..ddfed1dce936 100644 --- a/include/linux/ptr_ring.h +++ b/include/linux/ptr_ring.h @@ -296,13 +296,14 @@ static inline void *__ptr_ring_consume(struct ptr_ring *r) { void *ptr; + /* The READ_ONCE in __ptr_ring_peek guarantees that anyone + * accessing data through the pointer is up to date. Pairs + * with smp_wmb in __ptr_ring_produce. + */ ptr = __ptr_ring_peek(r); if (ptr) __ptr_ring_discard_one(r); - /* Make sure anyone accessing data through the pointer is up to date. */ - /* Pairs with smp_wmb in __ptr_ring_produce. */ - smp_read_barrier_depends(); return ptr; }