From: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:18:49 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: arch/tile: fix rwlock so would-be write lockers don't block new readers
X-Git-Tag: v2.6.37-rc4~29^2~3
X-Git-Url: https://git.openpandora.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=24f3f6b5eff92608a62449e33bfac0eed1447d02;p=pandora-kernel.git

arch/tile: fix rwlock so would-be write lockers don't block new readers

This avoids a deadlock in the IGMP code where one core gets a read
lock, another core starts trying to get a write lock (thus blocking
new readers), and then the first core tries to recursively re-acquire
the read lock.

We still try to preserve some degree of balance by giving priority
to additional write lockers that come along while the lock is held
for write, so they can all complete quickly and return the lock to
the readers.

Signed-off-by: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@tilera.com>
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