linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] hwmon (coretemp): Fix build breakage if SMP is undefined

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Date:	Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:40:08 -0700
From:	Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"lm-sensors@...sensors.org" <lm-sensors@...sensors.org>,
	"torvalds@...ux-foundation.org" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] hwmon (coretemp): Fix build breakage if SMP is
 undefined

On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 08:59:46AM -0400, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com> wrote:
> 
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> > +#endif
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> > +#endif
> 
> Hm, this tickles my uglo-meter. Is there no cleaner way, preferably one 
> that doesnt involve preprocessor directives?
> 
After looking through the code I thought about a much cleaner fix for
handling the SMP defines in coretemp.c and pkgtemp.c. Essentially
it will move all SMP dependencies into a single #ifdef, and also
optimize the loop in question with cpumask_first() / cpumask_next().
Maybe I can get rid of some of the SMP dependencies entirely. However,
the driver also uses phys_proc_id and cpu_core_id from cpuinfo_x86,
and those are only available if SMP is defined.

That would be way too invasive for .36, though. I'll stick with the
current patch and submit a cleanup for .37. That also fits well with
the other pending cleanups for the two drivers.

Thanks,
Guenter

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