linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] generic-ipi: fix deadlock in __smp_call_function

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Date:	Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:12:33 -0700
From:	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
To:	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Venkatesh Pallipadi <venki@...gle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] generic-ipi: fix deadlock in __smp_call_function_single

On Tue, 2010-09-14 at 04:19 -0700, Heiko Carstens wrote:
> > 
> > So what patches are we going to merge?
> > 
> > I share Heiko's opinion on that its somewhat surprising to have
> > __smp_call_function_single() differ in this detail from
> > smp_call_function_single() and think that merging his patch would be
> > good in that respect. But Andrew seemed to have reservations.
> > 
> > We can also merge either my or Suresh's patch (which I think makes
> > sense, but is kinda subtle) to avoid the needless self kick.

Peter, Can you please merge my patch instead of yours, as mine is more
appropriate here. And also I would like Heiko's patch also to be merged
as that brings smp_call_function_single() and
__smp_call_function_single() to similar behavior.

thanks,
suresh

> 
> I would prefer to see your's or Suresh's scheduler patch to be merged to
> fix the bug.
> My patch could be merged for 2.6.37 or be dropped in favour of a WARN_ON
> in __smp_call_function_single() if remote cpu == current cpu.
> However I think it would be better if smp_call_function_single() and
> __smp_call_function_single() wouldn't differ here.

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