linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/8] smp: Run functions concurrently in smp_call_function_many

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Message-ID: <YCwWLSRVB1RG/NHm@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:59:57 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/8] smp: Run functions concurrently in
 smp_call_function_many_cond()

On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 06:53:09PM +0000, Nadav Amit wrote:
> > On Feb 16, 2021, at 8:32 AM, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:

> > I'm not sure I can explain it yet. It did get me looking at
> > on_each_cpu() and it appears that wants to be converted too, something
> > like the below perhaps.
> 
> Looks like a good cleanup, but I cannot say I understand the problem and how
> it would solve it. Err...

Yeah, me neither. Bit of a mystery so far.