1 files changed, 11 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/preempt.h b/include/asm-generic/preempt.h
index ddf2b420ac8f..1cd3f5d767a8 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/preempt.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/preempt.h
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@
 
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
 
-/*
- * We mask the PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED bit so as not to confuse all current users
- * that think a non-zero value indicates we cannot preempt.
- */
+#define PREEMPT_ENABLED (0)
+
 static __always_inline int preempt_count(void)
 {
-        return current_thread_info()->preempt_count & ~PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED;
+        return current_thread_info()->preempt_count;
 }
 
 static __always_inline int *preempt_count_ptr(void)
@@ -17,11 +15,6 @@ static __always_inline int *preempt_count_ptr(void)
         return &current_thread_info()->preempt_count;
 }
 
-/*
- * We now loose PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED and cause an extra reschedule; however the
- * alternative is loosing a reschedule. Better schedule too often -- also this
- * should be a very rare operation.
- */
 static __always_inline void preempt_count_set(int pc)
 {
         *preempt_count_ptr() = pc;
@@ -41,28 +34,17 @@ static __always_inline void preempt_count_set(int pc)
         task_thread_info(p)->preempt_count = PREEMPT_ENABLED; \
 } while (0)
 
-/*
- * We fold the NEED_RESCHED bit into the preempt count such that
- * preempt_enable() can decrement and test for needing to reschedule with a
- * single instruction.
- *
- * We invert the actual bit, so that when the decrement hits 0 we know we both
- * need to resched (the bit is cleared) and can resched (no preempt count).
- */
-
 static __always_inline void set_preempt_need_resched(void)
 {
-        *preempt_count_ptr() &= ~PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED;
 }
 
 static __always_inline void clear_preempt_need_resched(void)
 {
-        *preempt_count_ptr() |= PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED;
 }
 
 static __always_inline bool test_preempt_need_resched(void)
 {
-        return !(*preempt_count_ptr() & PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED);
+        return false;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -81,7 +63,12 @@ static __always_inline void __preempt_count_sub(int val)
 
 static __always_inline bool __preempt_count_dec_and_test(void)
 {
-        return !--*preempt_count_ptr();
+        /*
+         * Because of load-store architectures cannot do per-cpu atomic
+         * operations; we cannot use PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED because it might get
+         * lost.
+         */
+        return !--*preempt_count_ptr() && tif_need_resched();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -89,7 +76,7 @@ static __always_inline bool __preempt_count_dec_and_test(void)
  */
 static __always_inline bool should_resched(void)
 {
-        return unlikely(!*preempt_count_ptr());
+        return unlikely(!preempt_count() && tif_need_resched());
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT