Re: [PATCH 3/11] powerpc: convert to generic helpers for IPI function calls

Jens Axboe
2008-04-22T18:56:35Z

On Tue, Apr 22 2008, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> Jens Axboe writes:
>
> > I touched on both of these points in the initial mail, but perhaps you
> > missed it as I didn't CC everyone for the 0/11 part. I'll add the full
> > explanation to the 1/11 patch as well.
>
> OK, that would be fine. I didn't read right to the end of the 0/11
> mail in detail, I admit. :)

I don't blame you :-)

> Now that I have, I don't see anything about smp_send_stop trying to
> get the interrupt sent off in a panic situation when some other cpu
> might be stuck holding the lock (unless that's the "ipi_lock is a
> little muddy" part, but that only talks about cpu onlining). That bit
> looks to be powerpc-specific, added in commit e057d985 in December
> 2007, so perhaps a mention that that has gone away now in the
> description for 3/11 would be good.

Oh that, yes I'll add a description. I didn't really think there was
much need for it anymore, but it should at least be documented. The
ipi_lock stuff was really more about stopping IPIs completely, not the
smp_send_stop() panic() you described.

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Jens Axboe