linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] clocksource: drivers: set clockevent device cpumask to cpu_possible

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Date:   Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:38:33 +0200
From:   Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:     Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        Jonathan Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>,
        Santosh Shilimkar <ssantosh@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] clocksource: drivers: set clockevent device cpumask
 to cpu_possible_mask

On 11/07/2018 15:42, Sudeep Holla wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
> 
> On 11/07/18 12:36, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
>> On 11/07/2018 13:24, Sudeep Holla wrote:
>>> Currently, quite a few clockevent devices have cpumask set to
>>> cpu_all_mask which should be fine. However, cpu_possible_mask is more
>>> accurate and if there are any other clockevent devices in the system
>>> which have cpumask set to cpu_possible_mask, then having cpu_all_mask
>>> may result in issues (mostly boot hang with forever loops in
>>> clockevents_notify_released).
>>>
>>> So, lets replace all the clockevent device cpu_all_mask to
>>> cpu_possible_mask in order to prevent above mentioned possible issue.
>>>
>>> Cc: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
>>> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
>>> Cc: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
>>> Cc: Jonathan Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>
>>> Cc: Santosh Shilimkar <ssantosh@...nel.org>
>>> Signed-off-by: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
>>> ---
>>
>> Applied, thanks for the fix.
>>
> 
> Thomas was planning to take this, see [1]

Thomas ?

Do you want to take all the series ? Or shall I take this one ?


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