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authorTom <tomut@yahoo.com>2020-12-14 16:36:22 -0700
committerAndreas Kling <kling@serenityos.org>2020-12-16 23:38:17 +0100
commitc4176b0da1000d1cba663fc5cb0f34efb1df394a (patch)
tree3c0ab1f1e11830486498cd17557bea3650df9128 /Kernel/LockMode.h
parent56701f91f90415329fe60a3bb8fb269fb0a71129 (diff)
downloadserenity-c4176b0da1000d1cba663fc5cb0f34efb1df394a.zip
Kernel: Fix Lock race causing infinite spinning between two threads
We need to account for how many shared lock instances the current thread owns, so that we can properly release such references when yielding execution. We also need to release the process lock when donating.
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, The SerenityOS developers.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ * list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ * and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+ * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+ * SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+ * CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+ * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace Kernel {
+
+enum class LockMode {
+ Unlocked,
+ Shared,
+ Exclusive
+};
+
+}