From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: [PATCH] kvm: external module: backward compatibility for smp_call_function_mask() Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:02:27 +0200 Message-ID: <471DC6B3.8060605@qumranet.com> References: <1193130386915-git-send-email-Laurent.Vivier@bull.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: Laurent Vivier Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1193130386915-git-send-email-Laurent.Vivier-6ktuUTfB/bM@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/