linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpuidle : fix random hangs with intel

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Date:	Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:14:15 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, rob.lee@...aro.org, j-pihet@...com,
	khilman@...com, deepthi@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	dan.carpenter@...cle.com, linux-next@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hughd@...gle.com,
	amit.kucheria@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpuidle : fix random hangs with intel_idle

Hi Daniel,

On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:09:41 +0100 Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org> wrote:
>
> The cpuidle consolidation inverts the local_irq_enable for
> the poll_idle function with CPU_RELAX.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
> Reported-by: Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>

So this needs to go into Rob's tree.  Maybe after Hugh verifies that it
fixes his problem.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au

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