percpu_ref: remove unnecessary ACCESS_ONCE() in percpu_ref_tryget_live()
__ref_is_percpu() needs the implied ACCESS_ONCE() in
lockless_dereference() on @ref->percpu_count_ptr because the value is
tested for !__PERCPU_REF_ATOMIC, which may be set asynchronously, and
then used as a pointer. If the compiler generates a separate fetch
when using it as a pointer, __PERCPU_REF_ATOMIC may be set in between
contaminating the pointer value.
percpu_ref_tryget_live() also uses ACCESS_ONCE() to test
__PERCPU_REF_DEAD; however, there's no reason for this. I just copied
ACCESS_ONCE() usage blindly from __ref_is_percpu(). All it does is
confusing people trying to understand what's going on.
This patch removes the unnecessary ACCESS_ONCE() usage from
percpu_ref_tryget_live() and adds a comment explaining why
__ref_is_percpu() needs it.
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Cc: Kent Overstreet <kmo@daterainc.com>
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