linux-kernel - Re: [RFC v2 PATCH 10/14] MIPS: make smp CMP, CPS and MT use the new generic IPI functions

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.11.1510131548530.25029@nanos>
Date:	Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:49:33 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@...tec.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jason@...edaemon.net,
	marc.zyngier@....com, jiang.liu@...ux.intel.com,
	ralf@...ux-mips.org, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org
Subject: Re: [RFC v2 PATCH 10/14] MIPS: make smp CMP, CPS and MT use the new
 generic IPI functions

On Tue, 13 Oct 2015, Qais Yousef wrote:

> Only the SMP variants that use GIC were converted as it's the only irqchip that
> will have the support for generic IPI for now which will be introduced in
> the following patches.

You break bisectability. Introduce the new gic magic first and then
switch it over.

Thanks,

	tglx
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