mm/vmalloc: check free space in vmap_block lockless
vb_alloc() unconditionally locks a vmap_block on the free list to check the free space. This can be done locklessly because vmap_block::free never increases, it's only decreased on allocations. Check the free space lockless and only if that succeeds, recheck under the lock. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230525124504.750481992@linutronix.deSigned-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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