[PATCH] Fix memory ordering problem in wake_futex()

Fix a memory ordering problem that occurs on IA64. The "store" to q->lock_ptr
in wake_futex() can become visible before wake_up_all() clears the lock in the
futex_q.

Signed-off-by: Jack Steiner <[e-mail]>
Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <[e-mail]>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[e-mail]>

kernel/futex.c

···
 	/*
 	 * The waiting task can free the futex_q as soon as this is written,
 	 * without taking any locks.  This must come last.
+	 *
+	 * A memory barrier is required here to prevent the following store
+	 * to lock_ptr from getting ahead of the wakeup. Clearing the lock
+	 * at the end of wake_up_all() does not prevent this store from
+	 * moving.
 	 */
+	wmb();
 	q->lock_ptr = NULL;
 }