linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpufreq, powernow-k8: Fix usage of smp_processor

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Date:	Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:51:17 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@....com>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	cpufreq@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq, powernow-k8: Fix usage of smp_processor_id() in
 preemptible code

Hello,

On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 9:48 PM, Andreas Herrmann
<andreas.herrmann3@....com> wrote:
> Please ignore my patch. It was insufficiently tested -- sorry for this.
> (powernowk8_target_fn might sleep).
>
> Have to take a closer look how to avoid below issue.

Probably the only thing which can be done is always bouncing to the
percpu work item.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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