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From: Oren Twaig <oren@scalemp.com>
To: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
	x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Shai Fultheim <shai@scalemp.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] X86: Hook apic vector allocation domain only when interrupt routing are set to ignore
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 09:57:59 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <535CAA77.4000405@scalemp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140425142248.GL8874@tassilo.jf.intel.com>

Hi Andi,

On 04/25/2014 05:22 PM, Andi Kleen wrote:
>> +static int irc = 1;
> Using a static for such state is very unusual. You need to describe what
> protects it against races and why that is needed over a cleaner solution.

The only reason I've used a static variable is because I wanted to avoid
inserting another code/functions which are depended on CONFIG_PCI.  The code is
used once during initialization and hence cannot be racy.

 
But, if static variables are unusual (new at linux kernel), I will change the
flow to read the HW state again (using the PCI functions).  Please let me know if that is desirable.

Thanks,
   Oren.
 
>
> -Andi



  reply	other threads:[~2014-04-27  7:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-04-24 21:52 [PATCH v2] X86: Hook apic vector allocation domain only when interrupt routing are set to ignore Oren Twaig
2014-04-25  8:01 ` Ingo Molnar
2014-04-25 11:08   ` Oren Twaig
2014-04-26  6:09     ` Ingo Molnar
2014-04-27  6:55       ` Oren Twaig
2014-04-27 11:50         ` Ingo Molnar
2014-04-25 14:22 ` Andi Kleen
2014-04-27  6:57   ` Oren Twaig [this message]
2014-04-27 11:54     ` Ingo Molnar
2014-04-27 18:34     ` Andi Kleen
2014-04-28  7:06       ` Oren Twaig

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