@@ -710,6 +710,20 @@ static void __locks_wake_up_blocks(struct file_lock *blocker)
static void locks_delete_block(struct file_lock *waiter)
{
+ /*
+ * If fl_blocker is NULL, it won't be set again as this thread
+ * "owns" the lock and is the only one that might try to claim
+ * the lock. So it is safe to test fl_blocker locklessly.
+ * Also if fl_blocker is NULL, this waiter is not listed on
+ * fl_blocked_requests for some lock, so no other request can
+ * be added to the list of fl_blocked_requests for this
+ * request. So if fl_blocker is NULL, it is safe to
+ * locklessly check if fl_blocked_requests is empty. If both
+ * of these checks succeed, there is no need to take the lock.
+ */
+ if (waiter->fl_blocker == NULL &&
+ list_empty(&waiter->fl_blocked_requests))
+ return status;
spin_lock(&blocked_lock_lock);
__locks_wake_up_blocks(waiter);
__locks_delete_block(waiter);
@@ -1279,12 +1293,10 @@ static int posix_lock_inode_wait(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *fl)
if (error != FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED)
break;
error = wait_event_interruptible(fl->fl_wait, !fl->fl_blocker);
- if (!error)
- continue;
-
- locks_delete_block(fl);
- break;
+ if (error)
+ break;
}
+ locks_delete_block(fl);
return error;
}
@@ -1375,9 +1387,9 @@ int locks_mandatory_area(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, loff_t start,
continue;
}
- locks_delete_block(&fl);
break;
}
+ locks_delete_block(&fl);
return error;
}
@@ -1973,12 +1985,10 @@ static int flock_lock_inode_wait(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *fl)
if (error != FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED)
break;
error = wait_event_interruptible(fl->fl_wait, !fl->fl_blocker);
- if (!error)
- continue;
-
- locks_delete_block(fl);
- break;
+ if (error)
+ break;
}
+ locks_delete_block(fl);
return error;
}
@@ -2252,12 +2262,10 @@ static int do_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
if (error != FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED)
break;
error = wait_event_interruptible(fl->fl_wait, !fl->fl_blocker);
- if (!error)
- continue;
-
- locks_delete_block(fl);
- break;
+ if (error)
+ break;
}
+ locks_delete_block(fl);
return error;
}