atomically load the metric reference count (#16687)

(cherry picked from commit caf2721)
netdata · Feb 6, 2024 · f9257f7 · f9257f7
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commit f9257f7
Showing 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/database/engine/metric.c b/database/engine/metric.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static inline time_t mrg_metric_get_first_time_s_smart(MRG *mrg __maybe_unused,
 
 static inline REFCOUNT metric_acquire(MRG *mrg __maybe_unused, METRIC *metric) {
     size_t partition = metric->partition;
-    REFCOUNT expected = metric->refcount;
+    REFCOUNT expected = __atomic_load_n(&metric->refcount, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
     REFCOUNT refcount;
 
     do {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static inline REFCOUNT metric_acquire(MRG *mrg __maybe_unused, METRIC *metric) {
 
 static inline bool metric_release_and_can_be_deleted(MRG *mrg __maybe_unused, METRIC *metric) {
     size_t partition = metric->partition;
-    REFCOUNT expected = metric->refcount;
+    REFCOUNT expected = __atomic_load_n(&metric->refcount, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
     REFCOUNT refcount;
 
     do {