Re: [PATCH v2] powerpc/qspinlock: Fix deadlock in MCS queue

On Thu, 29 Aug 2024 07:58:27 +0530, Nysal Jan K.A. wrote:

If an interrupt occurs in queued_spin_lock_slowpath() after we increment qnodesp->count and before node->lock is initialized, another CPU might see stale lock values in get_tail_qnode(). If the stale lock value happens to match the lock on that CPU, then we write to the "next" pointer of the wrong qnode. This causes a deadlock as the former CPU, once it becomes the head of the MCS queue, will spin indefinitely until it's "next" pointer is set by its successor in the queue.

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Applied to powerpc/fixes.

[1/1] powerpc/qspinlock: Fix deadlock in MCS queue https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/734ad0af3609464f8f93e00b6c0de1e112f44559

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