linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] CPU hotplug, stop-machine: Plug race-window that leads to "IPI-to-offline-CPU"

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Message-ID: <53751321.7070905@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 16 May 2014 00:48:57 +0530
From:	"Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
CC:	peterz@...radead.org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...nel.org,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
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	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] CPU hotplug, stop-machine: Plug race-window that
 leads to "IPI-to-offline-CPU"

On 05/16/2014 12:47 AM, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 12:43:44AM +0530, Srivatsa S. Bhat wrote:
>> During CPU offline, stop-machine is used to take control over all the online
>> CPUs (via the per-cpu stopper thread) and then run take_cpu_down() on the CPU
>> that is to be taken offline.
> ...
>> Signed-off-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> 

Cool! Thanks a lot Tejun!
 
Regards,
Srivatsa S. Bhat

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