writeback: use READ_ONCE for unlocked reads of writeback stats
We do some unlocked reads of writeback statistics like avg_write_bandwidth, dirty_ratelimit, or bw_time_stamp. Generally we are fine with getting somewhat out-of-date values but actually getting different values in various parts of the functions because the compiler decided to reload value from original memory location could confuse calculations. Use READ_ONCE for these unlocked accesses and WRITE_ONCE for the updates to be on the safe side. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210713104716.22868-5-jack@suse.cz Signed-off-by:Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz> Cc: Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg+linux@google.com> Cc: Wu Fengguang <fengguang.wu@intel.com> Signed-off-by:
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by:
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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