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    MIPS: Make set_pte() SMP safe. · 91aca356
    David Daney authored
    commit 46011e6e upstream.
    
    On MIPS the GLOBAL bit of the PTE must have the same value in any
    aligned pair of PTEs.  These pairs of PTEs are referred to as
    "buddies".  In a SMP system is is possible for two CPUs to be calling
    set_pte() on adjacent PTEs at the same time.  There is a race between
    setting the PTE and a different CPU setting the GLOBAL bit in its
    buddy PTE.
    
    This race can be observed when multiple CPUs are executing
    vmap()/vfree() at the same time.
    
    Make setting the buddy PTE's GLOBAL bit an atomic operation to close
    the race condition.
    
    The case of CONFIG_64BIT_PHYS_ADDR && CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32 is *not*
    handled.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
    Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org
    Patchwork: https://patchwork.linux-mips.org/patch/10835/Signed-off-by: default avatarRalf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
    91aca356
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