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Subject[RFC PATCH v2 13/13] powerpc/kernel: Do not use READ_ONCE() to access current thread_info flags
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current is a volatile pointer hold by r2 register.

READ_ONCE() is not required.

Before: 327 cycles on null_syscall
Before: 325 cycles on null_syscall

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@c-s.fr>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/syscall.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscall.c
index 34fd66fd11a2..3d2f285b8a01 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ notrace unsigned long syscall_exit_prepare(unsigned long r3,
again:
#endif
local_irq_disable();
- ti_flags = READ_ONCE(*ti_flagsp);
+ ti_flags = current_thread_info()->flags;
while (unlikely(ti_flags & (_TIF_USER_WORK_MASK & ~_TIF_RESTORE_TM))) {
local_irq_enable();
if (ti_flags & _TIF_NEED_RESCHED) {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ notrace unsigned long syscall_exit_prepare(unsigned long r3,
do_notify_resume(regs, ti_flags);
}
local_irq_disable();
- ti_flags = READ_ONCE(*ti_flagsp);
+ ti_flags = current_thread_info()->flags;
}

if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_FPU)) {
--
2.25.0
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