Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:22:02 +0200 | From | Borislav Petkov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3.6-rc6] cpufreq/powernow-k8: workqueue user shouldn't migrate the kworker to another CPU |
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On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 01:53:55PM -0700, Tejun Heo wrote: > On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:36:54PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote: > > Wouldn't it be much simpler to carve out the piece after > > set_cpus_allowed_ptr(), put it in a sub-function called > > __powernowk8_target() and call it with smp_call_function_single instead > > of defining another work item? > > > > Would the workqueue code handle that or are there any other issues? > > The function grabs a mutex. smp_call_function wouldn't be too happy > about that.
Yes indeed.
Thanks.
-- Regards/Gruss, Boris.
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