tree 3cb845c4cfd48cdbe0755d057c2698657fb965b5
parent b30505c81a9d4adea8b70ecff512b0216929b797
author Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> 1241544100 +0200
committer Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> 1242393858 +0200

futex: remove the wait queue

The waitqueue which is used in struct futex_q is a leftover from the
futexfd implementation. There is no need to use a waitqueue at all, as
the waiting task is the only user of it. The waitqueue just adds
additional locking and a loop in the wake up path which both can be
avoided.

We have already a task reference in struct futex_q which is used for
PI futexes. Use it for normal futexes as well and just wake up the
task directly.

The logic of signalling the futex wakeup via setting q->lock_ptr to
NULL is kept with the difference that we set it NULL before doing the
wakeup. This opens an exit race window vs. a non futex wake up of the
to be woken up task, which we prevent with get_task_struct /
put_task_struct on the waiter.

[ Impact: simplification ]

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>