linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, apm: Make on_cpu0() use workqueue instead of work_on

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Message-ID: <20120917213829.GN18677@google.com>
Date:	Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:38:29 -0700
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, apm: Make on_cpu0() use workqueue instead of
 work_on_cpu()

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 03:57:27PM -0700, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012, Tejun Heo wrote:
> 
> > Make APM schedule a work item on CPU0 instead of using the expensive
> > work_on_cpu(); hopefully, this is the last user of work_on_cpu() and
> > we can take out work_on_cpu() in not too distant future.
> > 
> > Tested both paths.  Seems to work fine.
> 
> Applying to apm.git, thanks Tejun.

It seems we need work_on_cpu() after all and I'm planning on
reimplementing it in saner way.  Can you please drop this one?

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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