From b192541b39ed29ff82f9f2d5427f451e89617f1c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luke Browning Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:39:59 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] [POWERPC] spufs: spu_find_victim may choose wrong victim Need to re-check priority after dropping lock. Otherwise, a more favored context may be preempted. Signed-off-by: Luke Browning Signed-off-by: Jeremy Kerr Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras --- arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c index ef0e5e230f..54b338f836 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c @@ -626,10 +626,10 @@ static struct spu *find_victim(struct spu_context *ctx) } spu = victim->spu; - if (!spu) { + if (!spu || victim->prio <= ctx->prio) { /* * This race can happen because we've dropped - * the active list mutex. No a problem, just + * the active list mutex. Not a problem, just * restart the search. */ mutex_unlock(&victim->state_mutex); -- 2.39.5