linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] irqchip/bcm2836: Move SMP startup code to arch/arm

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Date:   Wed, 10 May 2017 17:04:55 +0100
From:   Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
To:     Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com>,
        Phil Elwell <phil@...pberrypi.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
        Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>, Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] irqchip/bcm2836: Move SMP startup code to arch/arm

On 10/05/17 16:53, Stefan Wahren wrote:
> Am 10.05.2017 um 17:38 schrieb Marc Zyngier:
>> On 10/05/17 16:32, Phil Elwell wrote:
>>> On 10/05/2017 16:31, Marc Zyngier wrote:
>>>> On 10/05/17 16:07, Phil Elwell wrote:
>>>>> On 10/05/2017 14:32, Marc Zyngier wrote:
>>>>>> On 10/05/17 14:26, Marc Zyngier wrote:
>>>>>>> One of the RPi-2/3 irqchip's key features is that it contains some
>>>>>>> SMP startup code for the 32bit ARM architecture version. The only
>>>>>>> reason I can imagine for this is "RPi is special".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Let's move this code where it belongs (in the platform support code),
>>>>>>> creating a shared include file for this purpose.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
>>>>>> Also:
>>>>>> Fixes: 41f4988cc287 ("irqchip/bcm2836: Add SMP support for the 2836")
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 	M.
>>>>>>
>>>>> The patch has some checkpatch warnings, but otherwise:
>>>> Bah...
>>>>
>>>> WARNING: line over 80 characters
>>>> #51: FILE: arch/arm/mach-bcm/board_bcm2835.c:30:
>>>> +static int bcm2836_smp_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
>>>>
>>>> WARNING: added, moved or deleted file(s), does MAINTAINERS need updating?
>>>> #194: 
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>>
>>>> Yup, the checkpatch stamp of approval. My screen has stopped being 
>>>> limited to 80 chars at some point between 1989 and 1991. As for the
>>>> MAINTAINERS file, that's probably for the maintainers to pick it up.
>>>>
>>>>> Reviewed-by: Phil Elwell <phil@...pberrypi.org>
>>>>> Tested-by: Phil Elwell <phil@...pberrypi.org>
>>>> Thanks. I assume you'll respin your DSB/SEV fix on top of this?
>>> Yes - how does one manage the timing of interdependent patches?
> 
> Since Phil's patch is a critical bugfix for the near future. I prefer to
> have it in 4.12.

I don't think anyone is opposed to having this in 4.12 immediately.

Thanks,

	M.
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