linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/9] ARM: kernel: add support for cpu cache information

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Message-ID: <53AC05C4.2030104@arm.com>
Date:	Thu, 26 Jun 2014 12:36:36 +0100
From:	Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
To:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
CC:	Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
	Lorenzo Pieralisi <Lorenzo.Pieralisi@....com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Will Deacon <Will.Deacon@....com>,
	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/9] ARM: kernel: add support for cpu cache information

Hi Stephen,

On 26/06/14 01:19, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> On 06/25/14 10:30, Sudeep Holla wrote:
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * Which cache CCSIDR represents depends on CSSELR value
>> + * Make sure no one else changes CSSELR during this
>> + * smp_call_function_single prevents preemption for us
>> + */
>
> Where's the smp_call_function_single() or preemption disable happening?
>

init_cache_level is called using smp_call_function_single in
drivers/base/cacheinfo.c(PATCH 2/9)

Regards,
Sudeep

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