linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 2/5] Numachip: Elide self-IPI ICR polling

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Date:	Sun,  2 Nov 2014 16:10:10 +0800
From:	Daniel J Blueman <daniel@...ascale.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Cc:	Daniel J Blueman <daniel@...ascale.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	Steffen Persvold <sp@...ascale.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 2/5] Numachip: Elide self-IPI ICR polling

The default self-IPI path polls the ICR to delay sending the IPI until
there is no IPI in progress. This is redundant on x86-86 APICs, since
IPIs are queued. See the AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual, vol 2,
p525.

Signed-off-by: Daniel J Blueman <daniel@...ascale.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
index 81d70ba..bd083c0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_numachip.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static void numachip_send_IPI_all(int vector)
 
 static void numachip_send_IPI_self(int vector)
 {
-	__default_send_IPI_shortcut(APIC_DEST_SELF, vector, APIC_DEST_PHYSICAL);
+	apic_write(APIC_SELF_IPI, vector);
 }
 
 static int __init numachip_probe(void)
-- 
1.9.1

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