Re: [PATCH] Simplify net/flow.c

[Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>]

In message <20040122195104.31cc2496.akpm@osdl.org> you write:
> It doesn't link if CONFIG_SMP=n.  semaphore `cpucontrol', used in
> flow_cache_flush() is defined in kernel/cpu.c which is not included in
> uniprocessor builds.
> 
> Here's one possible fix.

....

>  	/* Don't want cpus going down or up during this, also protects
>  	 * against multiple callers. */
> -	down(&cpucontrol);
> +	down_cpucontrol();

OK.  Although I think I prefer to have down_cpucontrol() defined under
#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU, and revert to using a normal sem here as
well to cover the CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=n CONFIG_SMP=y case.  But I will
produce an additional patch with the hotplug cpu patches.

Thanks,
Rusty.
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