linux-kernel - Re: [tip:sched/urgent] sched: Hide runqueues from direct refer at source code level

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Date:	Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:11:04 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Hitoshi Mitake <mitake@....info.waseda.ac.jp>
Cc:	mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:sched/urgent] sched: Hide runqueues from direct refer at
	source code level


* Hitoshi Mitake <mitake@....info.waseda.ac.jp> wrote:

> From: Hitoshi Mitake <mitake@....info.waseda.ac.jp>
> Subject: Re: [tip:sched/urgent] sched: Hide runqueues from direct refer at source code level
> Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:29:20 +0900 (JST)
> 
> > From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> > Subject: Re: [tip:sched/urgent] sched: Hide runqueues from direct refer at source code level
> > Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:35:22 +0200
> > 
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks for your fix, I didn't notice...
> > > > I wrote a patch to fix these two points.
> > > > 
> > > > After applying this patch,
> > > > all direct reference to runqueues is in macros. How is this?
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Hitoshi Mitake <mitake@....info.waseda.ac.jp>
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
> > > > index 8ec9d13..e2ca8c1 100644
> > > > --- a/kernel/sched.c
> > > > +++ b/kernel/sched.c
> > > > @@ -692,6 +692,7 @@ static inline int cpu_of(struct rq *rq)
> > > >  #define this_rq()		(&__get_cpu_var(runqueues))
> > > >  #define task_rq(p)		cpu_rq(task_cpu(p))
> > > >  #define cpu_curr(cpu)		(cpu_rq(cpu)->curr)
> > > > +#define raw_rq()		(&__raw_get_cpu_var(runqueues))
> > > >  
> > > >  inline void update_rq_clock(struct rq *rq)
> > > >  {
> > > > @@ -6625,7 +6626,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(yield);
> > > >   */
> > > >  void __sched io_schedule(void)
> > > >  {
> > > > -	struct rq *rq = &__raw_get_cpu_var(runqueues);
> > > > +	struct rq *rq = raw_rq();
> > > >  
> > > >  	delayacct_blkio_start();
> > > >  	atomic_inc(&rq->nr_iowait);
> > > > @@ -6637,7 +6638,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(io_schedule);
> > > >  
> > > >  long __sched io_schedule_timeout(long timeout)
> > > >  {
> > > > -	struct rq *rq = &__raw_get_cpu_var(runqueues);
> > > > +	struct rq *rq = raw_rq();
> > > >  	long ret;
> > > >  
> > > >  	delayacct_blkio_start();
> > > 
> > > Looks good - mind submitting a separate patch with a changelog, etc?
> > > 
> > > 	Ingo
> > > 
> > 
> > No, I have no fix to post now. Thanks.
> > 
> 
> I felt that I misunderstood what you said.
> Are you requiring me a content for changelog?

Yes, please send a full patch with a new subject line and a 
changelog - as your previous patch has already been applied.

	Ingo
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