Revert "rw_semapho remove up/down_read_non_owner"
 

This reverts commit 11b80f459adaf91a712f95e7734a17655a36bf30.

Signed-off-by: Kent Overstreet <koverstreet@google.com>
---
include/linux/rwsem.h | 10 ++++++++++
kernel/rwsem.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/rwsem.h b/include/linux/rwsem.h
index 63d4065..5f0dc75 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwsem.h
@@ -126,9 +126,19 @@ extern void downgrade_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
*/
extern void down_read_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass);
extern void down_write_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass);
+/*
+ * Take/release a lock when not the owner will release it.
+ *
+ * [ This API should be avoided as much as possible - the
+ * proper abstraction for this case is completions. ]
+ */
+extern void down_read_non_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
+extern void up_read_non_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
#else
# define down_read_nested(sem, subclass) down_read(sem)
# define down_write_nested(sem, subclass) down_write(sem)
+# define down_read_non_owner(sem) down_read(sem)
+# define up_read_non_owner(sem) up_read(sem)
#endif

#endif /* _LINUX_RWSEM_H */
diff --git a/kernel/rwsem.c b/kernel/rwsem.c
index b152f74..66de558 100644
--- a/kernel/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/rwsem.c
@@ -117,6 +117,15 @@ void down_read_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)

EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_read_nested);

+void down_read_non_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+ might_sleep();
+
+ __down_read(sem);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_read_non_owner);
+
void down_write_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)
{
might_sleep();
@@ -127,6 +136,13 @@ void down_write_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)

EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_write_nested);

+void up_read_non_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+ __up_read(sem);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(up_read_non_owner);
+
#endif


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Revert "rw_semapho remove up/down_read_non_owner"
 

On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 11:08:49PM -0400, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> This reverts commit 11b80f459adaf91a712f95e7734a17655a36bf30.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kent Overstreet <koverstreet@google.com>

Please cc Christoph and Al and justify why it needs to be reverted.

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Revert "rw_semapho remove up/down_read_non_owner"
 

On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 11:08:49PM -0400, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> This reverts commit 11b80f459adaf91a712f95e7734a17655a36bf30.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kent Overstreet <koverstreet@google.com>

Please cc Christoph and Al and justify why it needs to be reverted.

Thanks.

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