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SubjectRe: [PATCH 4/5] cpufreq: Remove temporary fix for race between CPU hotplug and sysfs-writes
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On 7 September 2013 01:23, Srivatsa S. Bhat
<srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> Commit "cpufreq: serialize calls to __cpufreq_governor()" had been a temporary
> and partial solution to the race condition between writing to a cpufreq sysfs
> file and taking a CPU offline. Now that we have a proper and complete solution
> to that problem, remove the temporary fix.
>
> Signed-off-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---

I would still vote for keeping this code or reverting this patch of yours..
As there might be other scenarios, than hotplug races, where this serialization
would be useful..

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viresh


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