linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86_64: enable irq in default

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Date:	Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:16:21 -0800
From:	Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	mingo@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86_64: enable irq in default_idle

Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ingo,
>>
>> I think local_irq_enable() is missing in default_idle() on x86_64. 
>> It's for recent x86 tree.
>>
>> From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
>> Subject: [PATCH] x86_64: enable irq in default_idle
>>
>> local_irq_enable() is missing after sched_clock_idle_wakeup_event().
> 
> thanks Hiroshi, applied.
> 
> The effects of this bug should be increased latencies on 64-bit. Did you 
> notice these latencies, or did you find the bug in some other way (code 
> review)?

I found this when I was comparing 32-bit and 64-bit source code
for x86 unification.

Thanks,
Hiroshi Shimamoto

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