linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Protect cpu map updates from ACPI processor

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Date:	Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:52:52 -0600
From:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Protect cpu map updates from ACPI processor

On Tue, 2013-08-13 at 13:47 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Monday, August 12, 2013 06:55:03 PM Toshi Kani wrote:
> > On Tue, 2013-08-13 at 02:43 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > On Monday, August 12, 2013 09:45:52 AM Toshi Kani wrote:
> > > > CPU system maps are protected with reader/writer locks.  The reader
> > > > lock, put_online_cpus(), assures that the maps are not updated while
> > > > holding the lock.  The writer lock, cpu_hotplug_begin(), is used to
> > > > udpate the cpu maps along with cpu_maps_update_begin().
> > > > 
> > > > However, the ACPI processor handler updates the cpu maps without
> > > > holding the the writer lock.  This patchset fixes this problem.
> > > > 
> > > > ---
> > > > The patchset is based on linux-next of the pm tree.
> > > 
> > > Basically looks OK to me, but I'd just merge the patches together,
> > > because the [2/2] is the very reason for the change made by [1/2].
> > 
> > I separated for reviewing purpose, but yes, they can be together.  Let
> > me know if you need me to re-send it together.
> 
> I combined them and added a changelog built out of the messages you sent in
> this thread.  Please check:
> 
> http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm.git/commit/?h=bleeding-edge&id=b9d10be7a8e88fdcb12540387c219cdde87b0795
> 

Looks good!
Thanks,
-Toshi

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