linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] PM/Sleep, ACPI: Teach acpi_cpu_soft_notify() to handle CPU hotplug in suspend/resume path

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Date:	Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:03:16 +0530
From:	"Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
CC:	lenb@...nel.org, deepthi@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PM/Sleep, ACPI: Teach acpi_cpu_soft_notify() to handle
 CPU hotplug in suspend/resume path

On 03/05/2012 04:03 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:

> On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote:
>> acpi_cpu_soft_notify handles only CPU_ONLINE and CPU_DEAD events. However,
>> during a system-wide suspend/hibernation operation, CPU_ONLINE_FROZEN and
>> CPU_DEAD_FROZEN events are sent as part of CPU hotplug.
>>
>> Those events are really no different from regular CPU hotplug in this context,
>> and hence acpi shouldn't ignore them. So, teach acpi_cpu_soft_notify() to
>> handle those events as well.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
>> ---
>>
>> I am no ACPI expert! So requesting a thorough review of this patch..
> 
> Well, as far as I can tell, it _looks_ correct.  That said, I don't think
> anyone will really tell you on the basis of code review alone, this requires
> testing.
> 
> Since Len hasn't been very responsive recently, I can take this patch into
> linux-pm/linux-next and see what the feedback is.


That would be great! Thanks a lot!

Regards,

Srivatsa S. Bhat

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