The following pattern:
var -= min_t(typeof(var), var, val);
is used multiple times in fair.c.
The existing sub_positive() already captures that pattern, but it also
adds an explicit load-store to properly support lockless observations.
In other cases the pattern above is used to update local, and/or not
concurrently accessed, variables.
Let's add a simpler version of sub_positive(), targeted at local variables
updates, which gives the same readability benefits at calling sites,
without enforcing {READ,WRITE}_ONCE() barriers.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20181031184527.GA3178@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net
Change-Id: I187e2bc9e8d62db14f23d89a7342cc1bdc513760
Cc: Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@arm.com>
Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@redhat.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Morten Rasmussen <morten.rasmussen@arm.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Quentin Perret <quentin.perret@arm.com>
Cc: Steve Muckle <smuckle@google.com>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Todd Kjos <tkjos@google.com>
Cc: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Patrick Bellasi <patrick.bellasi@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Richard Raya <rdxzv.dev@gmail.com>
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