linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] reboot: disable nonboot CPUs

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Date:	Sat, 23 Jun 2012 01:13:19 +0400
From:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Per Forlin <per.forlin@...ricsson.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, serge.hallyn@...onical.com,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Per Forlin <per.lkml@...il.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] reboot: disable nonboot CPUs

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 01:57:04PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > since syscore_shutdown seems to call for generic irqs to shutdown
> > when cpu get turned off already, not sure if this have any side
> > effect and/or I've missed something (Thomas CC'ed).
> 
> Let's use the scientific method: stick it in the tree and see what
> happens. If it breaks, we fix or revert it.

yeah, i'll try to find some time on weekend for deeper review.

	Cyrill
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