linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [19/58] x86_64: Don't use softirq save locks in smp_call

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Message-Id: <200707191419.44020.ak@suse.de>
Date:	Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:19:43 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	"Satyam Sharma" <satyam.sharma@...il.com>
Cc:	patches@...-64.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [19/58] x86_64: Don't use softirq save locks in smp_call_function

On Thursday 19 July 2007 14:16:48 Satyam Sharma wrote:

>
> > Can't do a WARN_ON unfortunately because it could trigger in the
> > panic case.
> 
> But this is not true at all. This function doesn't come anywhere
> on the panic codepath.


You're wrong.

-Andi


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