linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 4/5] cpusets: Add provisions for distinguishing CPU Hotplug in suspend/resume path

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Date:	Tue, 15 May 2012 17:59:42 +0530
From:	"Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/5] cpusets: Add provisions for distinguishing CPU
 Hotplug in suspend/resume path

On 05/15/2012 06:03 AM, David Rientjes wrote:

> On Mon, 14 May 2012, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote:
> 
>> Cpusets needs to distinguish between a regular CPU Hotplug operation and a
>> CPU Hotplug operation carried out as part of the suspend/resume sequence.
>> So add provisions to facilitate that, so that the two operations can be
>> handled differently.
>>
> 
> There's no functional change with this patch and it's unclear from this 
> changelog why we need to distinguish between the two, so perhaps fold this 
> into patch 5 or explain how this will be helpful in this changelog?  
> Otherwise it doesn't seem justifiable to add 30 more lines of code.


Well, as 0/5 explains, this whole patchset is a suspend/resume-only fix.
So we need special-case handling for suspend/resume in cpusets. So the
additional code is justified, IMHO. It prepares the ground for patch 5.

Again, I split it up here because I didn't want to clutter patch 5; it is
complex enough as it is... ;-)

Regards,
Srivatsa S. Bhat

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