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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/context.c b/arch/arm64/mm/context.c
index ab9f5f0fb2c7..6f4017046323 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/context.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/context.c
@@ -96,12 +96,6 @@ static void flush_context(unsigned int cpu)
set_reserved_asid_bits();
- /*
- * Ensure the generation bump is observed before we xchg the
- * active_asids.
- */
- smp_wmb();
-
for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
asid = atomic64_xchg_relaxed(&per_cpu(active_asids, i), 0);
/*
@@ -117,7 +111,10 @@ static void flush_context(unsigned int cpu)
per_cpu(reserved_asids, i) = asid;
}
- /* Queue a TLB invalidate and flush the I-cache if necessary. */
+ /*
+ * Queue a TLB invalidation for each CPU to perform on next
+ * context-switch
+ */
cpumask_setall(&tlb_flush_pending);
}
@@ -202,11 +199,18 @@ void check_and_switch_context(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int cpu)
asid = atomic64_read(&mm->context.id);
/*
- * The memory ordering here is subtle. We rely on the control
- * dependency between the generation read and the update of
- * active_asids to ensure that we are synchronised with a
- * parallel rollover (i.e. this pairs with the smp_wmb() in
- * flush_context).
+ * The memory ordering here is subtle.
+ * If our ASID matches the current generation, then we update
+ * our active_asids entry with a relaxed xchg. Racing with a
+ * concurrent rollover means that either:
+ *
+ * - We get a zero back from the xchg and end up waiting on the
+ * lock. Taking the lock synchronises with the rollover and so
+ * we are forced to see the updated generation.
+ *
+ * - We get a valid ASID back from the xchg, which means the
+ * relaxed xchg in flush_context will treat us as reserved
+ * because atomic RmWs are totally ordered for a given location.
*/
if (!((asid ^ atomic64_read(&asid_generation)) >> asid_bits)
&& atomic64_xchg_relaxed(&per_cpu(active_asids, cpu), asid))