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  2. MDEV-22859

Possible hang in InnoDB rw_lock_lock_word_decr()

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      In MDEV-10813, the function rw_lock_lock_word_decr() was simplified in an incorrect way:

      @@ -275,12 +275,11 @@ rw_lock_lock_word_decr(
       	os_rmb;
       	local_lock_word = lock->lock_word;
       	while (local_lock_word > threshold) {
      -		if (os_compare_and_swap_lint(&lock->lock_word,
      -					     local_lock_word,
      -					     local_lock_word - amount)) {
      +		if (my_atomic_caslint(&lock->lock_word,
      +				      &local_lock_word,
      +				      local_lock_word - amount)) {
       			return(true);
       		}
      -		local_lock_word = lock->lock_word;
       	}
       	return(false);
       #else /* INNODB_RW_LOCKS_USE_ATOMICS */
      

      Because we sample the local_lock_word only once at the start of the loop, it is possible that the following happens during rw_lock_s_lock():

      1. Another thread is holding an S-latch, so that local_lock_word will be X_LOCK_DECR-1.
      2. The other thread will release its S-latch and never come back.
      3. An infinite loop will occur, because lock->lock_word will be X_LOCK_DECR from that point onwards.
      4. Only a subsequent S-latch acquisition from another thread could resolve the hang.

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