1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/vppinfra/bihash_template.h b/src/vppinfra/bihash_template.h
index 13a348fbcf4..b8e0a239013 100644
--- a/src/vppinfra/bihash_template.h
+++ b/src/vppinfra/bihash_template.h
@@ -262,23 +262,25 @@ static inline void BV (clib_bihash_lock_bucket) (BVT (clib_bihash_bucket) * b)
 {
   BVT (clib_bihash_bucket) unlocked_bucket, locked_bucket;
 
-  do
+  locked_bucket.as_u64 = unlocked_bucket.as_u64 = b->as_u64;
+  unlocked_bucket.lock = 0;
+  locked_bucket.lock = 1;
+
+  while (__atomic_compare_exchange_n (&b->as_u64, &unlocked_bucket.as_u64,
+				      locked_bucket.as_u64, 1 /* weak */ ,
+				      __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE,
+				      __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE) == 0)
     {
+      CLIB_PAUSE ();
       locked_bucket.as_u64 = unlocked_bucket.as_u64 = b->as_u64;
       unlocked_bucket.lock = 0;
       locked_bucket.lock = 1;
-      CLIB_PAUSE ();
     }
-  while (__atomic_compare_exchange_n (&b->as_u64, &unlocked_bucket.as_u64,
-				      locked_bucket.as_u64, 1 /* weak */ ,
-				      __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE,
-				      __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE) == 0);
 }
 
 static inline void BV (clib_bihash_unlock_bucket)
   (BVT (clib_bihash_bucket) * b)
 {
-  CLIB_MEMORY_BARRIER ();
   b->lock = 0;
 }