linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] irq: correct CPUMASKS

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Date:	Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:33:52 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Mike Travis <travis@....com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] irq: correct CPUMASKS_OFFSTACK typo -v2

On Sunday 29 March 2009 06:39:37 Yinghai Lu wrote:
> 
> Impact: fix smp_affinity copying when moving irq_desc
> 
> CPUMASKS_OFFSTACK is not defined anywhere. it is a typo
> and init_allocate_desc_masks called before it set affinity to all cpus...
> 
> split init_alloc_desc_masks() into all_desc_masks() and init_desc_masks()
> so in the init_copy_desc_masks could use CPUMASK_OFFSTACK there.
> aka copy path will not calling init_desc_masks anymore.

Thankyou, this code is nicer than what was there before.

Thanks!
Rusty.
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