patches/fs-dcache-use-cpu-chill-in-trylock-loops.patch

Subject: fs: dcache: Use cpu_chill() in trylock loops
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:00:34 +0100

Retry loops on RT might loop forever when the modifying side was
preempted. Use cpu_chill() instead of cpu_relax() to let the system
make progress.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

---
 fs/autofs/expire.c |    3 ++-
 fs/namespace.c     |    8 ++++++--
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/fs/autofs/expire.c
+++ b/fs/autofs/expire.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * Copyright 2001-2006 Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net>
  */
 
+#include <linux/delay.h>
 #include "autofs_i.h"
 
 /* Check if a dentry can be expired */
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ static struct dentry *get_next_positive_
 			parent = p->d_parent;
 			if (!spin_trylock(&parent->d_lock)) {
 				spin_unlock(&p->d_lock);
-				cpu_relax();
+				cpu_chill();
 				goto relock;
 			}
 			spin_unlock(&p->d_lock);
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/mnt_namespace.h>
 #include <linux/user_namespace.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
+#include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/cred.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
@@ -326,8 +327,11 @@ int __mnt_want_write(struct vfsmount *m)
 	 * incremented count after it has set MNT_WRITE_HOLD.
 	 */
 	smp_mb();
-	while (READ_ONCE(mnt->mnt.mnt_flags) & MNT_WRITE_HOLD)
-		cpu_relax();
+	while (READ_ONCE(mnt->mnt.mnt_flags) & MNT_WRITE_HOLD) {
+		preempt_enable();
+		cpu_chill();
+		preempt_disable();
+	}
 	/*
 	 * After the slowpath clears MNT_WRITE_HOLD, mnt_is_readonly will
 	 * be set to match its requirements. So we must not load that until