linux-kernel - Re: [patch 05/34] idle: Implement generic idle function

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Message-ID: <CAOh2x=nefF3QqHy2C8jRFeXj_JxyeUus+4D1OD96qj8BkYY-JA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:35:26 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, badarkhe.manish@...il.com
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Paul McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	"Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>,
	Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 05/34] idle: Implement generic idle function

On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 3:23 AM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de> wrote:
> --- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/cpu/idle.c
> +++ linux-2.6/kernel/cpu/idle.c

> +void cpu_startup_entry(enum cpuhp_state state)
> +{
> +       current_set_polling();
> +       arch_cpu_idle_prepare();
> +       cpu_idle_loop();
> +}
> +#endif

Hi Thomas..

Manish (cc'd) recently asked me purpose of _state_ argument in this
routine, As this is unused here..

Was this reserved for future use?
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