linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 15/26] alpha: Fix preemption handling in idle loop

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Date:	Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:05:32 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, laijs@...fujitsu.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca,
	josh@...htriplett.org, niv@...ibm.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	peterz@...radead.org, rostedt@...dmis.org, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu,
	dhowells@...hat.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com, darren@...art.com,
	fweisbec@...il.com, sbw@....edu, patches@...aro.org,
	Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>,
	Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
	Matt Turner <mattst88@...il.com>,
	alpha <linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Michael Cree <mcree@...on.net.nz>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 15/26] alpha: Fix preemption handling in idle loop

From: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>

cpu_idle() is called on the boot CPU by the init code with
preemption disabled. But the cpu_idle() function in alpha
doesn't handle this when it calls schedule() directly.

Fix it by converting it into schedule_preempt_disabled().

Also disable preemption before calling cpu_idle() from
secondary CPU entry code to stay consistent with this
state.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc: Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>
Cc: Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>
Cc: Matt Turner <mattst88@...il.com>
Cc: alpha <linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Michael Cree <mcree@...on.net.nz>
---
 arch/alpha/kernel/process.c |    3 ++-
 arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c     |    1 +
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
index 153d3fc..eac5e01 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/process.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ cpu_idle(void)
 
 		while (!need_resched())
 			cpu_relax();
-		schedule();
+
+		schedule_preempt_disabled();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
index 35ddc02..a41ad90 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ smp_callin(void)
 	DBGS(("smp_callin: commencing CPU %d current %p active_mm %p\n",
 	      cpuid, current, current->active_mm));
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	/* Do nothing.  */
 	cpu_idle();
 }
-- 
1.7.8

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