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powerpc: put the isync inside the TD_LOCK() checking loop
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Authored by adrian on Jan 3 2026, 10:54 PM.
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Summary

Fix a narrow window where the lock is unlocked but the checking CPU
hasn't flushed things appropriately.

I've seen this reliably trigger in qemu-system-ppc64 running power9 pseries
guests.

PR: kern/292167

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adrian added a reviewer: PowerPC.

do 32 bit as well, thanks jhibbits

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jan 3 2026, 11:44 PM