linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/7] clocksource/arm_arch_timer: Remove use of workaround static key

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Message-ID: <88607699-bda8-8a3e-09bb-aaf1541fe8d0@linaro.org>
Date:   Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:07:16 +0200
From:   Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:     Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ux-watchdog.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Valentin Schneider <valentin.schneider@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] clocksource/arm_arch_timer: Remove use of workaround
 static key

On 08/04/2019 17:49, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> The use of a static key in a hotplug path has proved to be a real
> nightmare, and makes it impossible to have scream-free lockdep
> kernel.
> 
> Let's remove the static key altogether, and focus on something saner.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>


Acked-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>


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