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SubjectRe: [PATCH V2] MIPS: implement smp_cond_load_acquire() for Loongson-3
On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 11:36:37AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> So now explain why the cpu_relax() hack that arm did doesn't work for
> you?

So below is the patch I think you want; if not explain in detail how
this is wrong.

diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/processor.h
index af34afbc32d9..e59773de6528 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -386,7 +386,17 @@ unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p);
#define KSTK_ESP(tsk) (task_pt_regs(tsk)->regs[29])
#define KSTK_STATUS(tsk) (task_pt_regs(tsk)->cp0_status)

+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON3
+/*
+ * Loongson-3 has a CPU bug where the store buffer gets starved when stuck in a
+ * read loop. Since spin loops of any kind should have a cpu_relax() in them,
+ * force a store-buffer flush from cpu_relax() such that any pending writes
+ * will become available as expected.
+ */
+#define cpu_relax() smp_mb()
+#else
#define cpu_relax() barrier()
+#endif

/*
* Return_address is a replacement for __builtin_return_address(count)
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