linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 10/10] cpu: No more __stop_machine() in _cpu

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Date:	Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:42:10 +0530
From:	"Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
CC:	tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 10/10] cpu: No more __stop_machine() in	_cpu_down()

On 12/06/2012 12:38 AM, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 12/06, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote:
>>
>> @@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static int __ref _cpu_down(unsigned int cpu, int tasks_frozen)
>>  	}
>>  	smpboot_park_threads(cpu);
>>
>> -	err = __stop_machine(take_cpu_down, &tcd_param, cpumask_of(cpu));
>> +	err = stop_cpus(cpumask_of(cpu), take_cpu_down, &tcd_param);
> 
> stop_one_cpu(cpu) ?
> 

Even I was thinking of using that. Paul, any particular reason you chose
stop_cpus() over stop_one_cpu() in [1]?

[1]. https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/10/30/359

Regards,
Srivatsa S. Bhat

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