linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] new MSR r/w functions per CPU

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Date:	Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:19:52 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>, Rudolf Marek <r.marek@...embler.cz>,
	hpa@...or.com, norsk5@...ssion.com,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	LM Sensors <lm-sensors@...sensors.org>,
	bluesmoke-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [RFC] new MSR r/w functions per CPU

Dave Jones wrote:
> 
> Exposing the guts of the msr driver like that doesn't seem too clean.
> For in-kernel use, why not just add something like this..
> (note:not even compile tested)..
> 

Well, that *is* the guts of the MSR driver.

> void rdmsr_on_cpu(unsigned int cpu, unsigned long msr, unsigned long *lo, unsigned long *hi)
> {
>     cpumask_t oldmask;
> 
>     oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
>     set_cpus_allowed(current, cpumask_of_cpu(cpu));
> 
> 	rdmsr(msr, &lo, &hi);
> 
>     set_cpus_allowed(current, oldmask);
> }
> 

[The above doesn't work, by the way.  This approach was discussed a long 
time ago, and vetoed due to the potential for deadlock.]

	-hpa
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