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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/hung_task.h b/include/linux/hung_task.h
index 34e615c76ca5..c4403eeb7144 100644
--- a/include/linux/hung_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/hung_task.h
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
* always zero. So we can use these bits to encode the specific blocking
* type.
*
+ * Note that on architectures where this is not guaranteed, or for any
+ * unaligned lock, this tracking mechanism is silently skipped for that
+ * lock.
+ *
* Type encoding:
* 00 - Blocked on mutex (BLOCKER_TYPE_MUTEX)
* 01 - Blocked on semaphore (BLOCKER_TYPE_SEM)
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ static inline void hung_task_set_blocker(void *lock, unsigned long type)
* If the lock pointer matches the BLOCKER_TYPE_MASK, return
* without writing anything.
*/
- if (WARN_ON_ONCE(lock_ptr & BLOCKER_TYPE_MASK))
+ if (lock_ptr & BLOCKER_TYPE_MASK)
return;
WRITE_ONCE(current->blocker, lock_ptr | type);
@@ -53,8 +57,6 @@ static inline void hung_task_set_blocker(void *lock, unsigned long type)
static inline void hung_task_clear_blocker(void)
{
- WARN_ON_ONCE(!READ_ONCE(current->blocker));
-
WRITE_ONCE(current->blocker, 0UL);
}