linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/6] ARM: EXYNOS: Fix core ID used by platsmp and hotplug code

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Date:	Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:50:54 +0200
From:	Tomasz Figa <tomasz.figa@...il.com>
To:	Kukjin Kim <kgene.kim@...sung.com>,
	'Tomasz Figa' <t.figa@...sung.com>,
	linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org
CC:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	'Marek Szyprowski' <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] ARM: EXYNOS: Fix core ID used by platsmp and hotplug
 code

Hi Kukjin,

On 08.07.2014 15:21, Kukjin Kim wrote:
> Tomasz Figa wrote:
>>
>> When CPU topology is specified in device tree, cpu_logical_map() does
>> not return core ID anymore, but rather full MPIDR value. This breaks
>> existing calculation of PMU register offsets on Exynos SoCs.
>>
>> This patch fixes the problem by adjusting the code to use only core ID
>> bits of the value returned by cpu_logical_map() to allow CPU topology to
>> be specified in device tree on Exynos SoCs.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Tomasz Figa <t.figa@...sung.com>
> 
> Looks good to me, but I think we don't need this fix in 3.16 because the CPU
> topology is not specified in DT yet...if I'm wrong, please correct me.

CPU topology is already specified in DT for Exynos3250, 5250, 5260, 5410
and 5420/5800.

This patch also fixes CPU hotplug on SoCs with more than 2 cores,
because it removes incorrect condition check in platform_do_lowpower().

Please take this fix for next -rc release.

Best regards,
Tomasz
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