linux-kernel - Re: [patch] x86: avoid unnecessary smp alternatives switch during suspend/resume

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Date:	Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:30:58 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Nigel Cunningham <lkml@...elcunningham.com.au>
CC:	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] x86: avoid unnecessary smp alternatives switch during
 suspend/resume

On 11/21/2010 01:27 AM, Nigel Cunningham wrote:
> We have a few others things that want to modify their behaviour
> according to whether we're doing the atomic copy/restore. Perhaps it
> would be an idea to just use a single flag, perhaps a value for
> system_state?

system_state is pretty much considered harmful...

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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