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linux/kernel/panic.c
Uros Bizjak 9734fe4dc2 panic: use atomic_try_cmpxchg in panic() and nmi_panic()
Use atomic_try_cmpxchg instead of atomic_cmpxchg (*ptr, old, new) == old
in panic() and nmi_panic().  x86 CMPXCHG instruction returns success in ZF
flag, so this change saves a compare after cmpxchg (and related move
instruction in front of cmpxchg).

Also, rename cpu variable to this_cpu in nmi_panic() and try to unify
logic flow between panic() and nmi_panic().

No functional change intended.

[ubizjak@gmail.com: clean up if/else block]
  Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230906191200.68707-1-ubizjak@gmail.com
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230904152230.9227-1-ubizjak@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
2023-10-04 10:41:56 -07:00

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