linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] RISC-V: Support cpu hotplug.

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Date:   Tue, 4 Sep 2018 11:08:35 -0700
From:   Atish Patra <atish.patra@....com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:     "palmer@...ive.com" <palmer@...ive.com>,
        "linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "mark.rutland@....com" <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "anup@...infault.org" <anup@...infault.org>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "damein@...r.kernel.org" <damein@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] RISC-V: Support cpu hotplug.

On 8/30/18 11:19 PM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>> +#else
>> +static inline bool can_hotplug_cpu(void) { return 0; }
>> +static inline void arch_send_call_wakeup_ipi(int cpu) { }
> 
> Please use normal coding style for these stubs.

Done.
> 
>>   #define INTERRUPT_CAUSE_FLAG	(1UL << (__riscv_xlen - 1))
>> +#define get_scause(cause)	(cause & ~INTERRUPT_CAUSE_FLAG)
> 
> I think this helper is misleading - the cause includes the interrupt
> flag.  I'd rather open code this in the other place as well.
> 

ok. Done.

>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
>> index d7c6ca7c..cb209139 100644
>> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
>> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
>> @@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ void arch_cpu_idle(void)
>>   	local_irq_enable();
>>   }
>>   
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
>> +void arch_cpu_idle_dead(void)
>> +{
>> +	cpu_play_dead();
>> +}
>> +#endif
> 
> I wonder if it might be worth to introduce a small
> arch/riscv/kernel/cpu-hotplug.c file for the various CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
> only functions.
> 

I have kept it here to match all other arch. Same goes for all hotplug 
functions in smpboot.c

I can move them to a separate file if you think that provides better 
code readability and structure.


Regards,
Atish