sched/core: Fix an SMP ordering race in try_to_wake_up() vs. schedule()
Oleg noticed that its possible to falsely observe p->on_cpu == 0 such
that we'll prematurely continue with the wakeup and effectively run p on
two CPUs at the same time.
Even though the overlap is very limited; the task is in the middle of
being scheduled out; it could still result in corruption of the
scheduler data structures.
CPU0 CPU1
set_current_state(...)
<preempt_schedule>
context_switch(X, Y)
prepare_lock_switch(Y)
Y->on_cpu = 1;
finish_lock_switch(X)
store_release(X->on_cpu, 0);
try_to_wake_up(X)
LOCK(p->pi_lock);
t = X->on_cpu; // 0
context_switch(Y, X)
prepare_lock_switch(X)
X->on_cpu = 1;
finish_lock_switch(Y)
store_releas...
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