Re: [PATCH 4/6] x86/cpufreq: use cpumask_copy instead of =

Linus Torvalds
2009-06-09T16:42:30Z

On Tue, 9 Jun 2009, Dave Jones wrote:
>
> work_on_cpu()'s definition could probably use a fat comment describing
> why it sucks.

No, it should be renamed.

The problem is that it _sounds_ like a nice thing to do.

If it was called "slow_other_cpu_thread_switch_with_a_donkey_on_top()", I
bet people wouldn't be so damn eager to use it.

Linus