Re: [patch 4/8] x86_64:Fix cluster mode send_IPI_allbutself to use get_cpu()/put_cpu()

Andi Kleen
2005-08-04T10:43:06Z

On Mon, Aug 01, 2005 at 01:20:21PM -0700, Ashok Raj wrote:
> Need to ensure we dont get prempted when we clear ourself from mask when using
> clustered mode genapic code.

It's not needed I think. If the caller wants to execute code
on the current CPU then it has to have disabled preemption
itself already to avoid races. And if not it doesn't care.

One could argue that this function should be always called
with preemption disabled though. Perhaps better a WARN_ON().

-Andi