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SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH][EXPERIMENTAL] CPU hotplug with frozen tasks
On 04/16, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>
> Appended is the updated version of the patch (in addition to the changes
> mentioned above I've eliminated the magic constant 0x0008 from cpu.c by
> changing the new definitions in notifier.h).

Most sub-systems doesn't care about CPU_TASKS_FROZEN bit. Take for example
workqueue.c,

> --- linux-2.6.21-rc7.orig/kernel/workqueue.c 2007-04-16 23:05:17.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux-2.6.21-rc7/kernel/workqueue.c 2007-04-16 23:05:45.000000000 +0200
> @@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ static int __devinit workqueue_cpu_callb
>
> switch (action) {
> case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
> + case CPU_UP_PREPARE_FROZEN:
> mutex_lock(&workqueue_mutex);
> /* Create a new workqueue thread for it. */
> list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list) {
> @@ -768,6 +769,7 @@ static int __devinit workqueue_cpu_callb
> break;
>
> case CPU_ONLINE:
> + case CPU_ONLINE_FROZEN:
> /* Kick off worker threads. */
> list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list) {
> struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq;
> @@ -780,6 +782,7 @@ static int __devinit workqueue_cpu_callb
> break;
>
> case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
> + case CPU_UP_CANCELED_FROZEN:
> list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list) {
> if (!per_cpu_ptr(wq->cpu_wq, hotcpu)->thread)
> continue;
> @@ -792,14 +795,17 @@ static int __devinit workqueue_cpu_callb
> break;
>
> case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
> + case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE_FROZEN:
> mutex_lock(&workqueue_mutex);
> break;
>
> case CPU_DOWN_FAILED:
> + case CPU_DOWN_FAILED_FROZEN:
> mutex_unlock(&workqueue_mutex);
> break;
>
> case CPU_DEAD:
> + case CPU_DEAD_FROZEN:
> list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list)
> cleanup_workqueue_thread(wq, hotcpu);
> list_for_each_entry(wq, &workqueues, list)

I think it is better to add

action &= ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN;

at the head of workqueue_cpu_callback() instead. I think this way
you can make this patch a lot simpler and smaller.

Oleg.

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