[PATCH] lockdep: better lock debugging
[linux-2.6/kvm.git] / kernel / mutex.c
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1 /*
2 * kernel/mutex.c
4 * Mutexes: blocking mutual exclusion locks
6 * Started by Ingo Molnar:
8 * Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006 Red Hat, Inc., Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
10 * Many thanks to Arjan van de Ven, Thomas Gleixner, Steven Rostedt and
11 * David Howells for suggestions and improvements.
13 * Also see Documentation/mutex-design.txt.
15 #include <linux/mutex.h>
16 #include <linux/sched.h>
17 #include <linux/module.h>
18 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
19 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
20 #include <linux/debug_locks.h>
23 * In the DEBUG case we are using the "NULL fastpath" for mutexes,
24 * which forces all calls into the slowpath:
26 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES
27 # include "mutex-debug.h"
28 # include <asm-generic/mutex-null.h>
29 #else
30 # include "mutex.h"
31 # include <asm/mutex.h>
32 #endif
34 /***
35 * mutex_init - initialize the mutex
36 * @lock: the mutex to be initialized
38 * Initialize the mutex to unlocked state.
40 * It is not allowed to initialize an already locked mutex.
42 __always_inline void fastcall __mutex_init(struct mutex *lock, const char *name)
44 atomic_set(&lock->count, 1);
45 spin_lock_init(&lock->wait_lock);
46 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lock->wait_list);
48 debug_mutex_init(lock, name);
51 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mutex_init);
54 * We split the mutex lock/unlock logic into separate fastpath and
55 * slowpath functions, to reduce the register pressure on the fastpath.
56 * We also put the fastpath first in the kernel image, to make sure the
57 * branch is predicted by the CPU as default-untaken.
59 static void fastcall noinline __sched
60 __mutex_lock_slowpath(atomic_t *lock_count);
62 /***
63 * mutex_lock - acquire the mutex
64 * @lock: the mutex to be acquired
66 * Lock the mutex exclusively for this task. If the mutex is not
67 * available right now, it will sleep until it can get it.
69 * The mutex must later on be released by the same task that
70 * acquired it. Recursive locking is not allowed. The task
71 * may not exit without first unlocking the mutex. Also, kernel
72 * memory where the mutex resides mutex must not be freed with
73 * the mutex still locked. The mutex must first be initialized
74 * (or statically defined) before it can be locked. memset()-ing
75 * the mutex to 0 is not allowed.
77 * ( The CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES .config option turns on debugging
78 * checks that will enforce the restrictions and will also do
79 * deadlock debugging. )
81 * This function is similar to (but not equivalent to) down().
83 void inline fastcall __sched mutex_lock(struct mutex *lock)
85 might_sleep();
87 * The locking fastpath is the 1->0 transition from
88 * 'unlocked' into 'locked' state.
90 __mutex_fastpath_lock(&lock->count, __mutex_lock_slowpath);
93 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mutex_lock);
95 static void fastcall noinline __sched
96 __mutex_unlock_slowpath(atomic_t *lock_count);
98 /***
99 * mutex_unlock - release the mutex
100 * @lock: the mutex to be released
102 * Unlock a mutex that has been locked by this task previously.
104 * This function must not be used in interrupt context. Unlocking
105 * of a not locked mutex is not allowed.
107 * This function is similar to (but not equivalent to) up().
109 void fastcall __sched mutex_unlock(struct mutex *lock)
112 * The unlocking fastpath is the 0->1 transition from 'locked'
113 * into 'unlocked' state:
115 __mutex_fastpath_unlock(&lock->count, __mutex_unlock_slowpath);
118 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mutex_unlock);
121 * Lock a mutex (possibly interruptible), slowpath:
123 static inline int __sched
124 __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, long state, unsigned int subclass)
126 struct task_struct *task = current;
127 struct mutex_waiter waiter;
128 unsigned int old_val;
129 unsigned long flags;
131 spin_lock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
133 debug_mutex_lock_common(lock, &waiter);
134 debug_mutex_add_waiter(lock, &waiter, task->thread_info);
136 /* add waiting tasks to the end of the waitqueue (FIFO): */
137 list_add_tail(&waiter.list, &lock->wait_list);
138 waiter.task = task;
140 for (;;) {
142 * Lets try to take the lock again - this is needed even if
143 * we get here for the first time (shortly after failing to
144 * acquire the lock), to make sure that we get a wakeup once
145 * it's unlocked. Later on, if we sleep, this is the
146 * operation that gives us the lock. We xchg it to -1, so
147 * that when we release the lock, we properly wake up the
148 * other waiters:
150 old_val = atomic_xchg(&lock->count, -1);
151 if (old_val == 1)
152 break;
155 * got a signal? (This code gets eliminated in the
156 * TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE case.)
158 if (unlikely(state == TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE &&
159 signal_pending(task))) {
160 mutex_remove_waiter(lock, &waiter, task->thread_info);
161 spin_unlock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
163 debug_mutex_free_waiter(&waiter);
164 return -EINTR;
166 __set_task_state(task, state);
168 /* didnt get the lock, go to sleep: */
169 spin_unlock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
170 schedule();
171 spin_lock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
174 /* got the lock - rejoice! */
175 mutex_remove_waiter(lock, &waiter, task->thread_info);
176 debug_mutex_set_owner(lock, task->thread_info);
178 /* set it to 0 if there are no waiters left: */
179 if (likely(list_empty(&lock->wait_list)))
180 atomic_set(&lock->count, 0);
182 spin_unlock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
184 debug_mutex_free_waiter(&waiter);
186 return 0;
189 static void fastcall noinline __sched
190 __mutex_lock_slowpath(atomic_t *lock_count)
192 struct mutex *lock = container_of(lock_count, struct mutex, count);
194 __mutex_lock_common(lock, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, 0);
198 * Release the lock, slowpath:
200 static fastcall inline void
201 __mutex_unlock_common_slowpath(atomic_t *lock_count)
203 struct mutex *lock = container_of(lock_count, struct mutex, count);
204 unsigned long flags;
206 spin_lock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
207 debug_mutex_unlock(lock);
210 * some architectures leave the lock unlocked in the fastpath failure
211 * case, others need to leave it locked. In the later case we have to
212 * unlock it here
214 if (__mutex_slowpath_needs_to_unlock())
215 atomic_set(&lock->count, 1);
217 if (!list_empty(&lock->wait_list)) {
218 /* get the first entry from the wait-list: */
219 struct mutex_waiter *waiter =
220 list_entry(lock->wait_list.next,
221 struct mutex_waiter, list);
223 debug_mutex_wake_waiter(lock, waiter);
225 wake_up_process(waiter->task);
228 debug_mutex_clear_owner(lock);
230 spin_unlock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
234 * Release the lock, slowpath:
236 static fastcall noinline void
237 __mutex_unlock_slowpath(atomic_t *lock_count)
239 __mutex_unlock_common_slowpath(lock_count);
243 * Here come the less common (and hence less performance-critical) APIs:
244 * mutex_lock_interruptible() and mutex_trylock().
246 static int fastcall noinline __sched
247 __mutex_lock_interruptible_slowpath(atomic_t *lock_count);
249 /***
250 * mutex_lock_interruptible - acquire the mutex, interruptable
251 * @lock: the mutex to be acquired
253 * Lock the mutex like mutex_lock(), and return 0 if the mutex has
254 * been acquired or sleep until the mutex becomes available. If a
255 * signal arrives while waiting for the lock then this function
256 * returns -EINTR.
258 * This function is similar to (but not equivalent to) down_interruptible().
260 int fastcall __sched mutex_lock_interruptible(struct mutex *lock)
262 might_sleep();
263 return __mutex_fastpath_lock_retval
264 (&lock->count, __mutex_lock_interruptible_slowpath);
267 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mutex_lock_interruptible);
269 static int fastcall noinline __sched
270 __mutex_lock_interruptible_slowpath(atomic_t *lock_count)
272 struct mutex *lock = container_of(lock_count, struct mutex, count);
274 return __mutex_lock_common(lock, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE, 0);
278 * Spinlock based trylock, we take the spinlock and check whether we
279 * can get the lock:
281 static inline int __mutex_trylock_slowpath(atomic_t *lock_count)
283 struct mutex *lock = container_of(lock_count, struct mutex, count);
284 unsigned long flags;
285 int prev;
287 spin_lock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
289 prev = atomic_xchg(&lock->count, -1);
290 if (likely(prev == 1))
291 debug_mutex_set_owner(lock, current_thread_info());
293 /* Set it back to 0 if there are no waiters: */
294 if (likely(list_empty(&lock->wait_list)))
295 atomic_set(&lock->count, 0);
297 spin_unlock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
299 return prev == 1;
302 /***
303 * mutex_trylock - try acquire the mutex, without waiting
304 * @lock: the mutex to be acquired
306 * Try to acquire the mutex atomically. Returns 1 if the mutex
307 * has been acquired successfully, and 0 on contention.
309 * NOTE: this function follows the spin_trylock() convention, so
310 * it is negated to the down_trylock() return values! Be careful
311 * about this when converting semaphore users to mutexes.
313 * This function must not be used in interrupt context. The
314 * mutex must be released by the same task that acquired it.
316 int fastcall mutex_trylock(struct mutex *lock)
318 return __mutex_fastpath_trylock(&lock->count,
319 __mutex_trylock_slowpath);
322 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mutex_trylock);