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Subject[PATCH 11/11] smp: Enhance and precise the role & requirements of __smp_call_function_single()
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Be more specific on the description of __smp_call_function_single().
It's actually not that much about just being able to embed a csd
in an object.

Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Cc: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
---
kernel/smp.c | 15 +++++++++++----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c
index b767631..24cb936 100644
--- a/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/kernel/smp.c
@@ -238,13 +238,20 @@ int smp_call_function_single(int cpu, smp_call_func_t func, void *info,
EXPORT_SYMBOL(smp_call_function_single);

/**
- * __smp_call_function_single(): Run a function on a specific CPU
+ * __smp_call_function_single(): Run an asynchronous function on a
+ * specific CPU.
* @cpu: The CPU to run on.
* @csd: Pre-allocated and setup data structure
*
- * Like smp_call_function_single(), but allow caller to pass in a
- * pre-allocated data structure. Useful for embedding @data inside
- * other structures, for instance.
+ * Like smp_call_function_single(), but the call is asynchonous and
+ * can thus be done from contexts with disabled interrupts.
+ *
+ * The caller passes his own pre-allocated data structure
+ * (ie: embedded in an object) and is responsible for synchronizing it
+ * such that the IPIs performed on the @csd are strictly serialized.
+ *
+ * NOTE: Be careful, there is unfortunately no current debugging facility to
+ * validate the correctness of this serialization.
*/
int __smp_call_function_single(int cpu, struct call_single_data *csd)
{
--
1.8.3.1


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