Re: [PATCH 03/17] x86-64: Convert irqstacks to per-cpu

[Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>]

Hello, Ingo, Brian.

Ingo Molnar wrote:
>> Sure, that's an option too but it might as well be done when making 
>> those percpu variables.  I don't really see why those two changes should 
>> be separate.  There isn't any reason why they shouldn't be separate 
>> either but if you're already mucking around every user...
> 
> yes, we should do the rename in this same patch as both patches have no 
> impact on the actual kernel image. (sans source code line and string 
> related deltas in the image.) Feel free to do the rename in his patch - 
> that's the fastest way.
> 
> I'd suggest to rename from:
> 
>   DECLARE_PER_CPU(char, irqstack[IRQSTACKSIZE]);
>   DECLARE_PER_CPU(char *, irqstackptr);
> 
> to:
> 
>   DECLARE_PER_CPU(char, irq_stack[IRQSTACKSIZE]);
>   DECLARE_PER_CPU(char *, irq_stack_ptr);
> 
> In other cases, lets get Brian's patches in without further latencies so 
> that we drain his pending-patches pipeline and get a consolidated base 
> everyone can work from. Brian already had an unfortunate (and 
> time-consuming) rebase/conflict-resolution pass due to us moving the 
> percpu code from under him. We can do non-critical followups in separate 
> delta patches.

Alright, there are other places where renaming would be nice -
kernelstack, oldrsp, irqcount, irqstackptr and isidle.  I'll rename
them as I add the patches.  Here's the plan.

	01-04	: w/ renames
	05	: will mark voyage broken
	06-12	: w/ renames
	13-17	: will wait for update

If anyone doesn't like it.  Please scream.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun