linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/27] smpboot: Provide a generic method to boot secondary processors

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Date:	Tue, 5 Jun 2012 13:11:44 +0800
From:	Yong Zhang <yong.zhang0@...il.com>
To:	"Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, peterz@...radead.org,
	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	mingo@...nel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	vatsa@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, rjw@...k.pl, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, nikunj@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	Venkatesh Pallipadi <venki@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/27] smpboot: Provide a generic method to boot
 secondary processors

On Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 06:37:39PM +0530, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote:
> On 06/04/2012 04:02 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> >> However, I do want to emphasize that this isn't generic code. So how about
> >> an "arch_" prefix instead? Something like:
> >> arch_cpu_pre_starting(), arch_cpu_pre_online() and arch_cpu_post_online()?
> > 
> > Yes, please.
> 
> 
> Sure, queued up for v2. (Atm, figuring out how to deal with xen (patch 5). Once
> that gets done, will post a v2.)

Since there is dependency on ipi_call_lock cleanup patches
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=133827595625509&w=2

So please feel free to include the patches into yours.

And It will be better that Thomas could pick them up :)

Thanks,
Yong

> 
> > 
> > Otherwise, thanks for that work!
> 
> 
> We are glad that it helps :-)
> 
> > From the first glance, it's not
> > colliding much with the changes I have in the pipeline, but I will
> > have a closer look.
> > 
> 
> 
> Great! Thanks a lot for your time, Thomas!
>  
> Regards,
> Srivatsa S. Bhat
> 
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