linux-kernel - [patch] don't change cpus_allowed for task initiating the suspend

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Date:	Thu, 2 Nov 2006 10:01:34 -0800
From:	"Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
To:	rjw@...k.pl, pavel@....cz, akpm@...l.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com
Subject: [patch] don't change cpus_allowed for task initiating the suspend

Don't modify the cpus_allowed of the task initiating the suspend. 
_cpu_down() already makes sure that the task doing the suspend doesn't
run on dying cpu.

Signed-off-by: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
Cc: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@...el.com>
---

diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 663c920..d21756a 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -270,11 +270,7 @@ int disable_nonboot_cpus(void)
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
-	error = set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(first_cpu));
-	if (error) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Could not run on CPU%d\n", first_cpu);
-		goto out;
-	}
+
 	/* We take down all of the non-boot CPUs in one shot to avoid races
 	 * with the userspace trying to use the CPU hotplug at the same time
 	 */
-
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