linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] percpu: remove address

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Date:	Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:46:11 +0900
From:	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] percpu: remove address_space attribute if !SMP

2010-08-06 (금), 15:37 +0200, Tejun Heo:
> Hello,
> 

Hi,

> On 08/06/2010 03:23 PM, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> > Sure. :-)
> > Although I'm not sure that it is really needed, if so I'll do that.
> 
> Well, the whole __percpu markup thing is to detect misuse of percpu
> pointers.  I think it would definitely be better to have the sanity
> check for UP code too.  It's not like it's gonna cost any runtime
> overhead and all the needed pieces are already there.
> 
> Thanks.
> 

I see. Thanks for the comments.

-- 
Regards,
Namhyung Kim


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