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From: "Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>,
	tglx@linutronix.de, peterz@infradead.org,
	paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com, rusty@rustcorp.com.au,
	mingo@kernel.org, yong.zhang0@gmail.com,
	akpm@linux-foundation.org, vatsa@linux.vnet.ibm.com, rjw@sisk.pl,
	linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	nikunj@linux.vnet.ibm.com, vapier@gentoo.org, konrad@gaisler.com,
	tkhai@yandex.ru, sparclinux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [UPDATED PATCH 21/27] sparc32, smpboot: Use generic SMP	booting infrastructure
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2012 22:04:45 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4FCA40A5.3060409@linux.vnet.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120602162340.GA27530@merkur.ravnborg.org>

On 06/02/2012 09:53 PM, Sam Ravnborg wrote:

>>
>> As I mentioned in my other mail, I am thinking of changing them to
>> arch_cpu_pre_starting(), arch_cpu_pre_online() and arch_cpu_post_online().
>> Let me know what you think of those names.
> Much better than "__" - so if none of the guys that excel in core
> code objects go for that.
> 


Ok..

>> Would you kindly add a changelog and your sign-off to this patch?
> Will do in next revision.
> 


Great!

> ...
> 
> Thanks for the throughfull review.
> I will address all points - including passing the pointer down,
> as I assume you have some future plans with that pointer.
> 
>>
>> I still didn't get how this solves the original problem of
>> not having sparc_cpu_model set to sparc_leon. You mentioned
>> that by the time we reach leon_smp_cpu_startup, that variable
>> is not set. Even inside leon_smp_cpu_startup, I don't immediately
>> see where it is set. Am I missing something?
> 
> After looking more closely at the code it is my understanding
> that a leon CPU when started will actually jump to the reset
> vector and start from there.
> So the secondary CPU's will run long time after
> sparc_cpu_model is set so we can safely use it.
> 
> The sun based cpu will in comparsion jump to
> an address supplied to a prom call - so they do not
> jump to the reset vector.
> But they also have sparc_cpu_model set so no problem there
> either.
> 


Ok..

> All this are my deductions from reading the code - but this
> is not an area I have looked at otherwise..
> 
> I may not find time today to cook up a new version of
> the patch - but then you will have it tomorrow.
> 


Sure! Once again, thanks a lot for your time and efforts :-)

Regards,
Srivatsa S. Bhat


  reply	other threads:[~2012-06-02 16:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 91+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-06-01  9:10 [PATCH 00/27] Generic framework for SMP booting/CPU hotplug related code Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:10 ` [PATCH 01/27] smpboot: Provide a generic method to boot secondary processors Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 12:09   ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-03  8:51     ` Yong Zhang
2012-06-03 11:22       ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-04  2:18         ` Yong Zhang
2012-06-03  8:53     ` Yong Zhang
2012-06-03 11:33       ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-03 11:39         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-06-03 12:05           ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 16:51   ` Sam Ravnborg
2012-06-01 22:29     ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-04 10:32       ` Thomas Gleixner
2012-06-04 13:07         ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-04 13:18           ` Thomas Gleixner
2012-06-04 16:53             ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-05  5:11           ` Yong Zhang
2012-06-05  6:07             ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 16:53   ` Sam Ravnborg
2012-06-01 22:41     ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-02 15:16       ` Sam Ravnborg
2012-06-02 15:34         ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:10 ` [PATCH 02/27] smpboot: Add provisions for arch-specific locking around cpu_online_mask Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 12:12   ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:11 ` [PATCH 04/27] smpboot, x86, xen: Determine smp booting implementations at run-time Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:11 ` [PATCH 05/27] xen, cpu hotplug: Don't call cpu_bringup() in xen_play_dead() Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 12:59   ` [Xen-devel] " Jan Beulich
2012-06-01 15:13     ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 15:36       ` Jan Beulich
2012-06-02 18:06         ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-05 16:49           ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-06-05 17:36             ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-05 17:40           ` Thomas Gleixner
2012-06-05 17:48             ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:11 ` [PATCH 06/27] xen, smpboot: Use generic SMP booting infrastructure Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:11 ` [PATCH 07/27] x86, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-04 14:29   ` Thomas Gleixner
2012-06-04 17:00     ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:12 ` [PATCH 08/27] m32r: Fix horrible logic in smp_prepare_cpus() Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:12 ` [PATCH 09/27] m32r, smpboot: Use generic SMP booting infrastructure Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:12 ` [PATCH 10/27] mips, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-03  8:25   ` Yong Zhang
2012-06-03 11:48     ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-04  2:17       ` Yong Zhang
2012-06-01  9:12 ` [PATCH 11/27] sh, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:12 ` [PATCH 12/27] tile, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 18:07   ` Chris Metcalf
2012-06-01  9:13 ` [PATCH 13/27] hexagon, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:13 ` [PATCH 14/27] ia64: Move holding of vector_lock to __setup_vector_irq() Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:13 ` [PATCH 15/27] ia64, smpboot: Use generic SMP booting infrastructure Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:13 ` [PATCH 16/27] mn10300: Fix horrible logic in smp_prepare_cpus() Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:14 ` [PATCH 17/27] mn10300, smpboot: Use generic SMP booting infrastructure Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-03  8:33   ` Yong Zhang
2012-06-03 11:50     ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:14 ` [PATCH 18/27] powerpc, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-02  6:14   ` Paul Mackerras
2012-06-01  9:14 ` [PATCH 19/27] blackfin, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:14 ` [PATCH 20/27] sparc64, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 17:55   ` David Miller
2012-06-01 22:44     ` [UPDATED PATCH " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 22:52       ` David Miller
2012-06-01  9:15 ` [PATCH 21/27] sparc32, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 17:56   ` David Miller
2012-06-01 18:54     ` Sam Ravnborg
2012-06-01 22:47       ` [UPDATED PATCH " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 22:53         ` David Miller
2012-06-01 23:17           ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-02  6:52         ` Sam Ravnborg
2012-06-02  7:44           ` Sam Ravnborg
2012-06-02  8:01             ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-02  8:14               ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-02 15:13               ` Sam Ravnborg
2012-06-02 15:58                 ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-02 16:23                   ` Sam Ravnborg
2012-06-02 16:34                     ` Srivatsa S. Bhat [this message]
2012-06-03 21:17                       ` [PATCH] sparc32: refactor smp boot Sam Ravnborg
2012-06-04  1:04                         ` David Miller
2012-06-04  6:48                         ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:15 ` [PATCH 22/27] um, smpboot: Use generic SMP booting infrastructure Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:15 ` [PATCH 23/27] cris, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-03  8:41   ` Yong Zhang
2012-06-03 11:52     ` Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:15 ` [PATCH 24/27] parisc, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01  9:16 ` [PATCH 25/27] s390, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 10:45   ` Heiko Carstens
2012-06-01  9:16 ` [PATCH 26/27] arm, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 11:04   ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-06-01  9:16 ` [PATCH 27/27] alpha, " Srivatsa S. Bhat
     [not found] ` <20120601091038.31979.67878.stgit@srivatsabhat.in.ibm.com>
2012-06-01 12:19   ` [PATCH 03/27] smpboot: Define and use cpu_state per-cpu variable in generic code Srivatsa S. Bhat
2012-06-01 12:25     ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2012-06-01 12:55       ` Srivatsa S. Bhat

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