Subject: spufs: add memory barriers after set_bit From: Arnd Bergmann set_bit does not guarantee ordering on powerpc, so using it for communication between threads requires explicit mb() calls. Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann Index: linux-2.6/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c +++ linux-2.6/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ void spu_start_tick(struct spu_context * * Make sure the exiting bit is cleared. */ clear_bit(SPU_SCHED_EXITING, &ctx->sched_flags); + mb(); queue_delayed_work(spu_sched_wq, &ctx->sched_work, SPU_TIMESLICE); } } @@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ void spu_stop_tick(struct spu_context *c * makes sure it does not rearm itself anymore. */ set_bit(SPU_SCHED_EXITING, &ctx->sched_flags); + mb(); cancel_delayed_work(&ctx->sched_work); } } @@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ static void spu_add_to_rq(struct spu_con spin_lock(&spu_prio->runq_lock); list_add_tail(&ctx->rq, &spu_prio->runq[ctx->prio]); set_bit(ctx->prio, spu_prio->bitmap); + mb(); spin_unlock(&spu_prio->runq_lock); }