linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] coupled cpuidle state support

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Date:	Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:36:12 +0100
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-pm@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, Kevin Hilman <khilman@...com>,
	Santosh Shilimkar <santosh.shilimkar@...com>,
	Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...aro.org>,
	Trinabh Gupta <g.trinabh@...il.com>,
	Deepthi Dharwar <deepthi@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] coupled cpuidle state support

>>
>> .. or it enters WFI, and a physical device sends it an interrupt,
>> at which point it exits.
> 
> None of the cpus will return to the idle loop until all cpus have
> decremented the ready counter back to 0, so they can't wrap around
> again.


yikes, so you IPI all the cpus on the first exit.
that must burn power ;-(
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