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| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/module.h | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/module.c | 35 |
2 files changed, 34 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h index 8bd399a00343..515d53ae6a79 100644 --- a/include/linux/module.h +++ b/include/linux/module.h @@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ struct module void (*exit)(void); struct module_ref { - int count; + unsigned int incs; + unsigned int decs; } __percpu *refptr; #endif @@ -463,9 +464,9 @@ static inline void __module_get(struct module *module) { if (module) { preempt_disable(); - __this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->count); + __this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->incs); trace_module_get(module, _THIS_IP_, - __this_cpu_read(module->refptr->count)); + __this_cpu_read(module->refptr->incs)); preempt_enable(); } } @@ -478,11 +479,10 @@ static inline int try_module_get(struct module *module) preempt_disable(); if (likely(module_is_live(module))) { - __this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->count); + __this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->incs); trace_module_get(module, _THIS_IP_, - __this_cpu_read(module->refptr->count)); - } - else + __this_cpu_read(module->refptr->incs)); + } else ret = 0; preempt_enable(); diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c index 9f8d23d8b3a8..1016b75b026a 100644 --- a/kernel/module.c +++ b/kernel/module.c @@ -521,11 +521,13 @@ static void module_unload_init(struct module *mod) int cpu; INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mod->modules_which_use_me); - for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) - per_cpu_ptr(mod->refptr, cpu)->count = 0; + for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) { + per_cpu_ptr(mod->refptr, cpu)->incs = 0; + per_cpu_ptr(mod->refptr, cpu)->decs = 0; + } /* Hold reference count during initialization. */ - __this_cpu_write(mod->refptr->count, 1); + __this_cpu_write(mod->refptr->incs, 1); /* Backwards compatibility macros put refcount during init. */ mod->waiter = current; } @@ -664,12 +666,28 @@ static int try_stop_module(struct module *mod, int flags, int *forced) unsigned int module_refcount(struct module *mod) { - unsigned int total = 0; + unsigned int incs = 0, decs = 0; int cpu; for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) - total += per_cpu_ptr(mod->refptr, cpu)->count; - return total; + decs += per_cpu_ptr(mod->refptr, cpu)->decs; + /* + * ensure the incs are added up after the decs. + * module_put ensures incs are visible before decs with smp_wmb. + * + * This 2-count scheme avoids the situation where the refcount + * for CPU0 is read, then CPU0 increments the module refcount, + * then CPU1 drops that refcount, then the refcount for CPU1 is + * read. We would record a decrement but not its corresponding + * increment so we would see a low count (disaster). + * + * Rare situation? But module_refcount can be preempted, and we + * might be tallying up 4096+ CPUs. So it is not impossible. + */ + smp_rmb(); + for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) + incs += per_cpu_ptr(mod->refptr, cpu)->incs; + return incs - decs; } EXPORT_SYMBOL(module_refcount); @@ -846,10 +864,11 @@ void module_put(struct module *module) { if (module) { preempt_disable(); - __this_cpu_dec(module->refptr->count); + smp_wmb(); /* see comment in module_refcount */ + __this_cpu_inc(module->refptr->decs); trace_module_put(module, _RET_IP_, - __this_cpu_read(module->refptr->count)); + __this_cpu_read(module->refptr->decs)); /* Maybe they're waiting for us to drop reference? */ if (unlikely(!module_is_live(module))) wake_up_process(module->waiter); |
