linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/6] ARM: Remove the __ARCH_WANT_INTERRUPTS_ON

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Date:	Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:36:55 -0800
From:	Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@...sony.com>
To:	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
CC:	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	"Rowand, Frank" <Frank_Rowand@...yusa.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/6] ARM: Remove the __ARCH_WANT_INTERRUPTS_ON_CTXSW
 definition

On 12/19/11 06:57, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is version 2 of the set of patches for removing
> __ARCH_WANT_INTERRUPTS_ON_CTXSW on ARM. The series was updated to allow
> for the pgd switch not to be deferred if switch_mm() is called with
> interrupts enabled. This is required for cases where switch_mm() is
> called directly (currently from use_mm() and idle_task_exit()) without a
> corresponding finish_arch_post_lock_switch() call. The original changes
> to activate_mm() were also reverted since switch_mm() can do the actual
> pgd switch when the interrupts are enabled.
> 
> If there are no objections, I'd like to push the series to -next to get
> more exposure (the patches are aimed for 3.4-rc1 unless other issues are
> found in the meantime).

Version 2 looks good to me.  Thanks!

-Frank

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