From: Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
To: Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier-6ktuUTfB/bM@public.gmane.org>
Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kvm: external module: backward compatibility for smp_call_function_mask()
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:02:27 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <471DC6B3.8060605@qumranet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1193130386915-git-send-email-Laurent.Vivier-6ktuUTfB/bM@public.gmane.org>
Laurent Vivier wrote:
> Before kernel 2.6.24, smp_call_function_mask() is not defined for architecture
> x86_64 and not for architecture i386.
>
> This patch defines it in external-module-compat.h to emulate it for older
> kernel, it uses codes from arch/x86/kernel/smp_64.c modified to call
> smp_call_single_function() (like in previous version of KVM) instead of
> send_IPI_mask().
>
Applied, thanks.
--
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.
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2007-10-23 9:06 [PATCH] kvm: external module: backward compatibility for smp_call_function_mask() Laurent Vivier
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