From: torvalds@transmeta.com (Linus Torvalds)
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] solved APM bug with -rc5
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 21:47:18 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aica96$1lt$1@penguin.transmeta.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20020801210745.GA20387@alpha.home.local
In article <20020801210745.GA20387@alpha.home.local>,
Willy Tarreau <willy@w.ods.org> wrote:
>On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 11:16:23PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
>> On Thu, 2002-08-01 at 21:35, Willy TARREAU wrote:
>> > + while (cpu_number_map(smp_processor_id()) != 0) {
>> > + schedule();
>> > + }
>
>> What guarantees that loop will ever exit ?
>
>none, as in the already existing other implementation. But at least, I'd
>prefer an infinite loop instead of some random code being executed without
>noticing it.
>
>Do you know a better way of doing that ?
It should set its CPU affinity to be cpu0. I don't know how well that
works in 2.4.x, though. Ask Ingo..
Linus
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-08-01 21:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 56+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-08-01 6:38 Linux v2.4.19-rc5 Marcelo Tosatti
2002-08-01 7:49 ` Jens Axboe
2002-08-01 7:14 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2002-08-01 8:10 ` Jens Axboe
2002-08-01 9:02 ` Andrew Morton
2002-08-01 8:58 ` Jens Axboe
2002-08-01 14:45 ` Steven Cole
2002-08-01 18:57 ` Andrew Morton
2002-08-01 20:15 ` Steven Cole
2002-08-06 3:46 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-08-06 4:30 ` Andrew Morton
2002-08-06 14:07 ` Steven Cole
2002-08-06 14:20 ` Rik van Riel
2002-08-06 17:12 ` Andrew Morton
2002-08-06 5:42 ` Jens Axboe
2002-08-06 8:30 ` Adrian Bunk
2002-08-06 8:48 ` Jens Axboe
2002-08-06 10:31 ` Lincoln Dale
2002-08-06 12:59 ` Rik van Riel
2002-08-07 1:09 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-08-07 2:54 ` Steven Cole
2002-08-07 22:30 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-08-07 22:39 ` Rik van Riel
2002-08-07 23:44 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-08-07 23:53 ` Rik van Riel
2002-08-09 17:46 ` Bill Davidsen
2002-08-09 19:27 ` Rik van Riel
2002-08-01 7:55 ` Keith Owens
2002-08-01 8:10 ` Jens Axboe
2002-08-04 6:50 ` H. Peter Anvin
2002-08-01 11:32 ` Willy TARREAU
2002-08-01 13:54 ` Alan Cox
2002-08-01 12:48 ` Willy TARREAU
2002-08-01 12:12 ` Linux v2.4.19-rc5 - APM bug Willy TARREAU
2002-08-01 13:32 ` [PANIC] APM bug with -rc4 and -rc5 Willy TARREAU
2002-08-01 14:55 ` Alan Cox
2002-08-01 13:56 ` Willy Tarreau
2002-08-01 15:24 ` Willy Tarreau
2002-08-01 16:53 ` Alan Cox
2002-08-01 16:41 ` Willy Tarreau
2002-08-01 20:35 ` [PATCH] solved APM bug with -rc5 Willy TARREAU
2002-08-01 20:52 ` Richard Gooch
2002-08-01 20:54 ` Richard Gooch
2002-08-01 21:17 ` Willy TARREAU
2002-08-01 22:37 ` Alan Cox
2002-08-01 20:58 ` Dave Jones
2002-08-01 22:16 ` Alan Cox
2002-08-01 21:07 ` Willy Tarreau
2002-08-01 21:47 ` Linus Torvalds [this message]
2002-08-02 0:12 ` [PATCH] solved APM bug with -rc5 (take 2) Willy TARREAU
2002-08-02 1:47 ` [PATCH] pdc20265 problem Nick Orlov
2002-08-02 2:29 ` Nick Orlov
2002-08-02 12:27 ` Alan Cox
2002-08-02 12:52 ` Nick Orlov
2002-08-02 14:00 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2002-08-02 14:45 ` Nick Orlov
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