spinlock implementation with arm

1      ARCH_SPIN_LOCK /UNLOCK

Take armv7 code for example, its codes is much clear and easy tounderstand

Codes 

static inline void arch_spin_lock(arch_spinlock_t *lock)

{

        unsigned long tmp;

        u32 newval;

        arch_spinlock_tlockval;

 

        __asm__ __volatile__(

"1:     ldrex   %0, [%3]\n"     //lockval=  lock->slock

"       add     %1, %0, %4\n"   //newval  = (lockval->next+1) | lockval->owner

"       strex  %2, %1, [%3]\n" //lock->slock =newval

"       teq     %2, #0\n"

"       bne     1b"             //if status is not 0 means storehasn't took place

        : "=&r"(lockval), "=&r" (ne