set_subcores_per_core() holds get_online_cpus() while invoking stop_machine(). stop_machine() invokes get_online_cpus() as well. This is correct, but prevents the conversion of the hotplug locking to a percpu rwsem. Use stop_machine_locked() to avoid the nested call. Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt Cc: Michael Ellerman Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org --- arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/subcore.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/subcore.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/subcore.c @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int set_subcores_per_core(int new /* Ensure state is consistent before we call the other cpus */ mb(); - stop_machine(cpu_update_split_mode, &new_mode, cpu_online_mask); + stop_machine_locked(cpu_update_split_mode, &new_mode, cpu_online_mask); put_online_cpus();