linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] riscv: patch_text: Fixup last cpu should be master

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Message-ID: <CAJF2gTQH-cnTx_x3xO=UZRTrhewb0damO_cqtPxhxoZe6bxr8g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 7 Apr 2022 14:33:17 +0800
From:   Guo Ren <guoren@...nel.org>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-riscv <linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Guo Ren <guoren@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...osinc.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] riscv: patch_text: Fixup last cpu should be master

On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 2:13 AM Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 06, 2022 at 10:16:49PM +0800, guoren@...nel.org wrote:
> > From: Guo Ren <guoren@...ux.alibaba.com>
> >
> > These patch_text implementations are using stop_machine_cpuslocked
> > infrastructure with atomic cpu_count. The original idea: When the
> > master CPU patch_text, the others should wait for it. But current
> > implementation is using the first CPU as master, which couldn't
> > guarantee the remaining CPUs are waiting. This patch changes the
> > last CPU as the master to solve the potential risk.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Guo Ren <guoren@...ux.alibaba.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Guo Ren <guoren@...nel.org>
> > Acked-by: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...osinc.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
> > Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org>
> > ---
> >  arch/riscv/kernel/patch.c | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> What commit id does this change fix?
Thx for pointing this out, I would follow the rule to add Cc:
<stable@...r.kernel.org>.

>


-- 
Best Regards
 Guo Ren

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