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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH] x86 alternatives : fix LOCK_PREFIX race with preemptible kernel and CPU hotplug
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> That said, I wonder how useful it is to do the SMP->UP code transition.  
> How often does a kernel go from being SMP to UP in a situation where we
> really care about the performance? And that won't be shortly be
> becoming SMP again anyway?

I agree, it only seems worthwhile to do this substitution when from the
config+hardware it's determined at boot that nr_cpus_possible==1 (i.e. no
CPU hotplug possibility).


Thanks,
Roland


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