Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:02:48 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH] x86: Add safe_udelay() and safe_msleep() |
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On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 11:52:17PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > On Thu, 13 Jan 2011, Greg KH wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 02:21:29PM -0800, Yinghai Lu wrote: > > > +extern void use_normal_delay(void); > > > +extern void use_normal_sleep(void); > > > #endif /* defined(_LINUX_DELAY_H) */ > > > Index: linux-2.6/init/main.c > > > =================================================================== > > > --- linux-2.6.orig/init/main.c > > > +++ linux-2.6/init/main.c > > > @@ -879,6 +879,9 @@ static int __init kernel_init(void * unu > > > cad_pid = task_pid(current); > > > > > > smp_prepare_cpus(setup_max_cpus); > > > + /* set them back, x86 use it for early delay*/ > > > + use_normal_delay(); > > > + use_normal_sleep(); > > > > Ick, I really don't like this. > > > > And, most importantly, I'm still not sure it's needed at all, as I don't > > agree with your previous patches that you say this one is needed for. > > > > So, how about we work on the original root problem here before worrying > > about changing the main usleep logic for the whole kernel? > > What the hell is the root problem ?
I have yet to figure that out, even after reading the patches provided :(
confused,
greg k-h
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