Re: [GIT RFC] percpu: use dynamic percpu allocator as the default percpu allocator

Martin Schwidefsky
2009-03-31T20:19:59Z

On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:17:03 +0400
Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 06:54:31PM +0200, Martin Schwidefsky wrote:
> > I got the dynamic cpu allocator to work with the patch below. Anybody
> > with an objection against the SHIFT_PERCPU_VAR macro ?
>
> That's fine with me.
>
> > --- linux-next/arch/alpha/include/asm/percpu.h 2009-03-31 15:55:03.000000000 +0200
> > +++ linux-s390/arch/alpha/include/asm/percpu.h 2009-03-31 15:55:46.000000000 +0200
> > @@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ extern unsigned long __per_cpu_offset[NR
> > : "=&r"(__ptr), "=&r"(tmp_gp)); \
> > (typeof(&per_cpu_var(var)))(__ptr + (offset)); })
> >
> > +#define SHIFT_PERCPU_VAR(var, offset) SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR(var, offset)
> > +
>
> No, just do s/SHIFT_PERCPU_PTR/SHIFT_PERCPU_VAR/ in
> arch/alpha/include/asm/percpu.h and the rest of your patch would
> fix alpha as well.

Ok, cool. May I add an Acked-by?

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Martin.

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