Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 5 Apr 2016 15:32:43 +0200 (CEST) | From | Anna-Maria Gleixner <> | Subject | Re: [PREEMPT-RT] [PATCH] net: mvneta: Remove superfluous SMP function call |
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On Mon, 4 Apr 2016, Anna-Maria Gleixner wrote:
> Since commit 1cf4f629d9d2 ("cpu/hotplug: Move online calls to > hotplugged cpu") it is ensured that callbacks of CPU_ONLINE and > CPU_DOWN_PREPARE are processed on the hotplugged cpu. Due to this SMP > function calls are no longer required. > > Replace smp_call_function_single() with a direct call to > mvneta_percpu_enable() or mvneta_percpu_disable(). The functions do > not require to be called with interrupts disabled, therefore the > smp_call_function_single() calling convention is not preserved. > > Cc: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> > Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org > Signed-off-by: Anna-Maria Gleixner <anna-maria@linutronix.de> > --- > drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c | 6 ++---- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) >
Please do not queue it. Heiko Carstens pointed out a problem: It isn't ensured, that the callbacks of CPU_DOWN_FAILED are always processed on the CPU that failed in CPU_DOWN_PREPARE (see http://marc.info/?l=linux-s390&m=145985621421250&w=2 ). Once this issue is fixed, I will resend the patch.
Anna-Maria
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