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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 176bf816875e..1b45e4a0519b 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ extern void __chk_io_ptr(const volatile void __iomem *);
#include <linux/compiler-gcc.h>
#endif
+#ifdef CC_USING_HOTPATCH
+#define notrace __attribute__((hotpatch(0,0)))
+#else
#define notrace __attribute__((no_instrument_function))
+#endif
/* Intel compiler defines __GNUC__. So we will overwrite implementations
* coming from above header files here
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ static __always_inline void data_access_exceeds_word_size(void)
{
}
-static __always_inline void __read_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int size)
+static __always_inline void __read_once_size(const volatile void *p, void *res, int size)
{
switch (size) {
case 1: *(__u8 *)res = *(volatile __u8 *)p; break;
@@ -255,10 +259,10 @@ static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int s
*/
#define READ_ONCE(x) \
- ({ typeof(x) __val; __read_once_size(&x, &__val, sizeof(__val)); __val; })
+ ({ union { typeof(x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u; __read_once_size(&(x), __u.__c, sizeof(x)); __u.__val; })
#define WRITE_ONCE(x, val) \
- ({ typeof(x) __val; __val = val; __write_once_size(&x, &__val, sizeof(__val)); __val; })
+ ({ typeof(x) __val = (val); __write_once_size(&(x), &__val, sizeof(__val)); __val; })
#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
@@ -447,12 +451,23 @@ static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int s
* to make the compiler aware of ordering is to put the two invocations of
* ACCESS_ONCE() in different C statements.
*
- * This macro does absolutely -nothing- to prevent the CPU from reordering,
- * merging, or refetching absolutely anything at any time. Its main intended
- * use is to mediate communication between process-level code and irq/NMI
- * handlers, all running on the same CPU.
+ * ACCESS_ONCE will only work on scalar types. For union types, ACCESS_ONCE
+ * on a union member will work as long as the size of the member matches the
+ * size of the union and the size is smaller than word size.
+ *
+ * The major use cases of ACCESS_ONCE used to be (1) Mediating communication
+ * between process-level code and irq/NMI handlers, all running on the same CPU,
+ * and (2) Ensuring that the compiler does not fold, spindle, or otherwise
+ * mutilate accesses that either do not require ordering or that interact
+ * with an explicit memory barrier or atomic instruction that provides the
+ * required ordering.
+ *
+ * If possible use READ_ONCE/ASSIGN_ONCE instead.
*/
-#define ACCESS_ONCE(x) (*(volatile typeof(x) *)&(x))
+#define __ACCESS_ONCE(x) ({ \
+ __maybe_unused typeof(x) __var = (__force typeof(x)) 0; \
+ (volatile typeof(x) *)&(x); })
+#define ACCESS_ONCE(x) (*__ACCESS_ONCE(x))
/* Ignore/forbid kprobes attach on very low level functions marked by this attribute: */
#ifdef CONFIG_KPROBES