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diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index cd2593e1a3ec..55cc50323ce1 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -4173,70 +4173,53 @@ need_resched:
EXPORT_SYMBOL(schedule);
#ifdef CONFIG_MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER
-/*
- * Look out! "owner" is an entirely speculative pointer
- * access and not reliable.
- */
-int mutex_spin_on_owner(struct mutex *lock, struct thread_info *owner)
-{
- unsigned int cpu;
- struct rq *rq;
- if (!sched_feat(OWNER_SPIN))
- return 0;
+static inline bool owner_running(struct mutex *lock, struct task_struct *owner)
+{
+ bool ret = false;
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
- /*
- * Need to access the cpu field knowing that
- * DEBUG_PAGEALLOC could have unmapped it if
- * the mutex owner just released it and exited.
- */
- if (probe_kernel_address(&owner->cpu, cpu))
- return 0;
-#else
- cpu = owner->cpu;
-#endif
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ if (lock->owner != owner)
+ goto fail;
/*
- * Even if the access succeeded (likely case),
- * the cpu field may no longer be valid.
+ * Ensure we emit the owner->on_cpu, dereference _after_ checking
+ * lock->owner still matches owner, if that fails, owner might
+ * point to free()d memory, if it still matches, the rcu_read_lock()
+ * ensures the memory stays valid.
*/
- if (cpu >= nr_cpumask_bits)
- return 0;
+ barrier();
- /*
- * We need to validate that we can do a
- * get_cpu() and that we have the percpu area.
- */
- if (!cpu_online(cpu))
- return 0;
+ ret = owner->on_cpu;
+fail:
+ rcu_read_unlock();
- rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
+ return ret;
+}
- for (;;) {
- /*
- * Owner changed, break to re-assess state.
- */
- if (lock->owner != owner) {
- /*
- * If the lock has switched to a different owner,
- * we likely have heavy contention. Return 0 to quit
- * optimistic spinning and not contend further:
- */
- if (lock->owner)
- return 0;
- break;
- }
+/*
+ * Look out! "owner" is an entirely speculative pointer
+ * access and not reliable.
+ */
+int mutex_spin_on_owner(struct mutex *lock, struct task_struct *owner)
+{
+ if (!sched_feat(OWNER_SPIN))
+ return 0;
- /*
- * Is that owner really running on that cpu?
- */
- if (task_thread_info(rq->curr) != owner || need_resched())
+ while (owner_running(lock, owner)) {
+ if (need_resched())
return 0;
arch_mutex_cpu_relax();
}
+ /*
+ * If the owner changed to another task there is likely
+ * heavy contention, stop spinning.
+ */
+ if (lock->owner)
+ return 0;
+
return 1;
}
#endif
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