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From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/17] x86-64: Convert irqstacks to per-cpu
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:58:01 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4972B6D9.4080101@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1232115396-26367-3-git-send-email-brgerst@gmail.com>

Hello,

Brian Gerst wrote:
> @@ -211,15 +211,13 @@ ENTRY(secondary_startup_64)
>  	 * data area.  Computing this requires two symbols - __per_cpu_load
>  	 * and per_cpu__gdt_page.  As linker can't do no such relocation, do
>  	 * it by hand.  As early_gdt_descr is manipulated by C code for
> -	 * secondary CPUs, this should be done only once for the boot CPU
> -	 * when early_gdt_descr_base contains zero.
> +	 * secondary CPUs, this should be done only once for the boot CPU.
>  	 */

It would probably be nice to mention that it's calculating per cpu
load addresses for early access.  The comment only refers to gdt_page
which is a bit misleading as it now also adjusts irqstackptr.

Also, as pda field name, irqstackptr might be fine but wouldn't it be
better to rename it to at least irq_stack_ptr as this change requires
touching every users anyway?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun

  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-01-18  4:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <73c1f2160901160610l57e31a64j56fe9544bd2fd309@mail.gmail.com>
2009-01-16 14:16 ` [PATCH 01/17] x86-64: Move irq stats from PDA to per-cpu and consolidate with 32-bit Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16   ` [PATCH 02/17] x86-64: Move TLB state " Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16     ` [PATCH 03/17] x86-64: Convert irqstacks to per-cpu Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16       ` [PATCH 04/17] x86-64: Convert exception stacks " Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16         ` [PATCH 05/17] x86-64: Move cpu number from PDA to per-cpu and consolidate with 32-bit Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16           ` [PATCH 06/17] x86-64: Move current task " Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16             ` [PATCH 07/17] x86-64: Move kernelstack from PDA to per-cpu Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16               ` [PATCH 08/17] x86-64: Move oldrsp " Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16                 ` [PATCH 09/17] x86-64: Move irqcount " Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16                   ` [PATCH 10/17] x86-64: Move nodenumber " Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16                     ` [PATCH 11/17] x86-64: Move isidle " Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16                       ` [PATCH 12/17] x86-64: Use absolute displacements for per-cpu accesses Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16                         ` [PATCH 13/17] x86-64: Remove pda_init() Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16                           ` [PATCH 14/17] x86-64: Remove load_pda_offset() Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16                             ` [PATCH 15/17] percpu: Refactor percpu.h Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16                               ` [PATCH 16/17] x86-64: Remove the PDA Brian Gerst
2009-01-16 14:16                                 ` [PATCH 17/17] x86-64: Remove pda.h Brian Gerst
2009-01-18  4:54                                   ` Tejun Heo
2009-01-18  4:52                                 ` [PATCH 16/17] x86-64: Remove the PDA Tejun Heo
2009-01-18  7:46                                   ` Brian Gerst
2009-01-18  8:13                                     ` Tejun Heo
2009-01-18  8:41                                       ` Ingo Molnar
2009-01-18  4:32                           ` [PATCH 13/17] x86-64: Remove pda_init() Tejun Heo
2009-01-18  5:20                             ` Brian Gerst
2009-01-18  5:30                               ` Tejun Heo
2009-01-18  4:22                         ` [PATCH 12/17] x86-64: Use absolute displacements for per-cpu accesses Tejun Heo
     [not found]                           ` <73c1f2160901172036m4d7bb4f8i50b6a5185a63e95@mail.gmail.com>
2009-01-18 16:42                             ` Ingo Molnar
2009-01-18 17:38                               ` Ingo Molnar
2009-01-18  5:05           ` [PATCH 05/17] x86-64: Move cpu number from PDA to per-cpu and consolidate with 32-bit Tejun Heo
2009-01-18  5:57             ` Brian Gerst
2009-01-18  5:59               ` Tejun Heo
2009-01-18  6:51                 ` Brian Gerst
2009-01-18  7:14                   ` x86/Voyager Ingo Molnar
2009-01-18 16:41                     ` x86/Voyager James Bottomley
2009-01-18 17:41                       ` x86/Voyager Brian Gerst
2009-01-18 18:04                         ` x86/Voyager James Bottomley
2009-01-18 18:21                           ` x86/Voyager Brian Gerst
2009-01-18 18:17                       ` x86/Voyager Ingo Molnar
2009-01-18 20:11                         ` x86/Voyager James Bottomley
2009-01-18 21:33                           ` x86/Voyager Ingo Molnar
2009-01-18  4:58       ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2009-01-18  5:05         ` [PATCH 03/17] x86-64: Convert irqstacks to per-cpu Brian Gerst
2009-01-18  5:08           ` Tejun Heo
2009-01-18  8:36             ` Ingo Molnar
2009-01-18  9:04               ` Tejun Heo
2009-01-18  9:16                 ` Ingo Molnar
2009-01-18  5:01       ` Tejun Heo
2009-01-20 13:15 ` [PATCH 1/6] x86: Clean up gdt_page definition Brian Gerst
2009-01-20 13:15 ` [PATCH 2/6] x86-64: Fix percpu_write with 64-bit constants Brian Gerst
2009-01-20 13:15 ` [PATCH 3/6] x86-32: Set %fs to __KERNEL_PERCPU unconditionally Brian Gerst
2009-01-20 13:15 ` [PATCH 4/6] x86: Merge mmu_context.h Brian Gerst
2009-01-21  1:31   ` Tejun Heo
2009-01-21  8:21   ` Tejun Heo
2009-01-20 13:15 ` [PATCH 5/6] x86: Merge hardirq.h Brian Gerst
2009-01-21  8:19   ` Tejun Heo
2009-01-21  8:50     ` Tejun Heo
2009-01-21 10:14       ` Ingo Molnar
2009-01-21 10:13     ` Ingo Molnar
2009-01-21 11:33       ` Tejun Heo
2009-01-21 14:21         ` Tilman Schmidt
2009-01-20 13:15 ` [PATCH 6/6] x86: Merge irq_regs.h Brian Gerst

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