[PATCH] cpuset: don't need to mark cpuset_mems_generation atomic

Drop the atomic_t marking on the cpuset static global
cpuset_mems_generation.  Since all access to it is guarded by the global
manage_mutex, there is no need for further serialization of this value.

Signed-off-by: Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index bc4131141230..702928664f42 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static inline int is_spread_slab(const struct cpuset *cs)
 }
 
 /*
- * Increment this atomic integer everytime any cpuset changes its
+ * Increment this integer everytime any cpuset changes its
  * mems_allowed value.  Users of cpusets can track this generation
  * number, and avoid having to lock and reload mems_allowed unless
  * the cpuset they're using changes generation.
@@ -163,8 +163,11 @@ static inline int is_spread_slab(const struct cpuset *cs)
  * on every visit to __alloc_pages(), to efficiently check whether
  * its current->cpuset->mems_allowed has changed, requiring an update
  * of its current->mems_allowed.
+ *
+ * Since cpuset_mems_generation is guarded by manage_mutex,
+ * there is no need to mark it atomic.
  */
-static atomic_t cpuset_mems_generation = ATOMIC_INIT(1);
+static int cpuset_mems_generation;
 
 static struct cpuset top_cpuset = {
         .flags = ((1 << CS_CPU_EXCLUSIVE) | (1 << CS_MEM_EXCLUSIVE)),
@@ -877,7 +880,7 @@ static int update_nodemask(struct cpuset *cs, char *buf)
 
         mutex_lock(&callback_mutex);
         cs->mems_allowed = trialcs.mems_allowed;
-        cs->mems_generation = atomic_inc_return(&cpuset_mems_generation);
+        cs->mems_generation = cpuset_mems_generation++;
         mutex_unlock(&callback_mutex);
 
         set_cpuset_being_rebound(cs);           /* causes mpol_copy() rebind */
@@ -1270,11 +1273,11 @@ static ssize_t cpuset_common_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *us
                 break;
         case FILE_SPREAD_PAGE:
                 retval = update_flag(CS_SPREAD_PAGE, cs, buffer);
-                cs->mems_generation = atomic_inc_return(&cpuset_mems_generation);
+                cs->mems_generation = cpuset_mems_generation++;
                 break;
         case FILE_SPREAD_SLAB:
                 retval = update_flag(CS_SPREAD_SLAB, cs, buffer);
-                cs->mems_generation = atomic_inc_return(&cpuset_mems_generation);
+                cs->mems_generation = cpuset_mems_generation++;
                 break;
         case FILE_TASKLIST:
                 retval = attach_task(cs, buffer, &pathbuf);
@@ -1823,7 +1826,7 @@ static long cpuset_create(struct cpuset *parent, const char *name, int mode)
         atomic_set(&cs->count, 0);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cs->sibling);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cs->children);
-        cs->mems_generation = atomic_inc_return(&cpuset_mems_generation);
+        cs->mems_generation = cpuset_mems_generation++;
         fmeter_init(&cs->fmeter);
 
         cs->parent = parent;
@@ -1913,7 +1916,7 @@ int __init cpuset_init_early(void)
         struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 
         tsk->cpuset = &top_cpuset;
-        tsk->cpuset->mems_generation = atomic_inc_return(&cpuset_mems_generation);
+        tsk->cpuset->mems_generation = cpuset_mems_generation++;
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1932,7 +1935,7 @@ int __init cpuset_init(void)
         top_cpuset.mems_allowed = NODE_MASK_ALL;
 
         fmeter_init(&top_cpuset.fmeter);
-        top_cpuset.mems_generation = atomic_inc_return(&cpuset_mems_generation);
+        top_cpuset.mems_generation = cpuset_mems_generation++;
 
         init_task.cpuset = &top_cpuset;