linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Kill unused parameter to smp_call

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Message-ID: <20080529114934.GB25504@kernel.dk>
Date:	Thu, 29 May 2008 13:49:34 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
	npiggin@...e.de, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu,
	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Kill unused parameter to smp_call_function and friends

On Thu, May 29 2008, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Jens Axboe wrote:
> >It bothers me how the smp call functions accept a 'nonatomic' or 
> >'retry'
> >parameter (depending on who you ask), but don't do anything with it.
> >So kill that silly thing.
> >
> >Two patches here, one for smp_call_function*() and one for 
> >on_each_cpu().
> >This patchset applies on top of the generic-ipi patchset just sent 
> >out.
> >  
> 
> Yay!
> 
> Acked++-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>

Thanks Jeremy, added!

-- 
Jens Axboe

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