linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V4 12/12] trace/osnoise: Support hotplug operations

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Date:   Fri, 18 Jun 2021 15:04:43 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@...hat.com>
Cc:     Phil Auld <pauld@...hat.com>,
        Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        Kate Carcia <kcarcia@...hat.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@...cle.com>,
        Clark Willaims <williams@...hat.com>,
        John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>,
        Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 12/12] trace/osnoise: Support hotplug operations

On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:28:51 +0200
Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@...hat.com> wrote:

> @@ -1566,7 +1627,14 @@ osnoise_cpus_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf, size_t count,
>  		osnoise_tracer_stop(tr);
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&interface_lock);
> +	/*
> +	 * osnoise_cpumask is ready by CPU hotplug operations.

I don't understand the usage of "ready" above. Lost in translation?

	 * osnoise_cpumask is updated by CPU hotplug operations.

?

-- Steve


> +	 */
> +	get_online_cpus();
> +
>  	cpumask_copy(&osnoise_cpumask, osnoise_cpumask_new);
> +
> +	put_online_cpus();
>  	mutex_unlock(&interface_lock);
>