documentation: Clarify control-dependency pairing
This commit explicitly states that control dependencies pair normally with other barriers, and gives an example of such pairing. Reported-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
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@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ See also the subsection on "Cache Coherency" for a more thorough example.
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CONTROL DEPENDENCIES
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A control dependency requires a full read memory barrier, not simply a data
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dependency barrier to make it work correctly. Consider the following bit of
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code:
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A load-load control dependency requires a full read memory barrier, not
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simply a data dependency barrier to make it work correctly. Consider the
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following bit of code:
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q = ACCESS_ONCE(a);
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if (q) {
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@ -615,14 +615,15 @@ case what's actually required is:
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}
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However, stores are not speculated. This means that ordering -is- provided
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in the following example:
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for load-store control dependencies, as in the following example:
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q = ACCESS_ONCE(a);
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if (q) {
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ACCESS_ONCE(b) = p;
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}
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Please note that ACCESS_ONCE() is not optional! Without the
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Control dependencies pair normally with other types of barriers.
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That said, please note that ACCESS_ONCE() is not optional! Without the
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ACCESS_ONCE(), might combine the load from 'a' with other loads from
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'a', and the store to 'b' with other stores to 'b', with possible highly
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counterintuitive effects on ordering.
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@ -813,6 +814,8 @@ In summary:
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barrier() can help to preserve your control dependency. Please
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see the Compiler Barrier section for more information.
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(*) Control dependencies pair normally with other types of barriers.
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(*) Control dependencies do -not- provide transitivity. If you
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need transitivity, use smp_mb().
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@ -823,14 +826,14 @@ SMP BARRIER PAIRING
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When dealing with CPU-CPU interactions, certain types of memory barrier should
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always be paired. A lack of appropriate pairing is almost certainly an error.
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General barriers pair with each other, though they also pair with
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most other types of barriers, albeit without transitivity. An acquire
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barrier pairs with a release barrier, but both may also pair with other
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barriers, including of course general barriers. A write barrier pairs
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with a data dependency barrier, an acquire barrier, a release barrier,
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a read barrier, or a general barrier. Similarly a read barrier or a
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data dependency barrier pairs with a write barrier, an acquire barrier,
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a release barrier, or a general barrier:
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General barriers pair with each other, though they also pair with most
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other types of barriers, albeit without transitivity. An acquire barrier
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pairs with a release barrier, but both may also pair with other barriers,
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including of course general barriers. A write barrier pairs with a data
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dependency barrier, a control dependency, an acquire barrier, a release
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barrier, a read barrier, or a general barrier. Similarly a read barrier,
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control dependency, or a data dependency barrier pairs with a write
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barrier, an acquire barrier, a release barrier, or a general barrier:
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CPU 1 CPU 2
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=============== ===============
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<data dependency barrier>
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y = *x;
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Or even:
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CPU 1 CPU 2
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=============== ===============================
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r1 = ACCESS_ONCE(y);
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<general barrier>
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ACCESS_ONCE(y) = 1; if (r2 = ACCESS_ONCE(x)) {
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<implicit control dependency>
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ACCESS_ONCE(y) = 1;
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}
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assert(r1 == 0 || r2 == 0);
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Basically, the read barrier always has to be there, even though it can be of
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the "weaker" type.
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