linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 0/2] cpuhp: fix some st->target issues

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Message-Id: <20220721142852.2712895-1-pauld@redhat.com>
Date:   Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:28:50 -0400
From:   Phil Auld <pauld@...hat.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Valentin Schneider <vschneid@...hat.com>,
        Steven Price <steven.price@....com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 0/2] cpuhp: fix some st->target issues

Fix a couple of cpuhp inconsistencies.

The first prevents target_store() from calling cpu_down() when
target == state which prevents the cpu being incorrectly marked
as dying.  The second just makes the boot cpu have a valid cpuhp
target rather than 0 (CPU_OFFLINE) while being in state
CPU_ONLINE.

A further issue which these two patches don't address is that
the cpuX/online file looks at the device->offline state and can
thus get out of sync with the actual cpuhp state if the cpuhp
target is used to change state.

v3: Added code to make sure st->target == target in the nop case.

v4: Use WARN_ON in the case where state == target but st->target does
not.

Phil Auld (2):
  cpuhp: make target_store() a nop when target == state
  cpuhp: Set cpuhp target for boot cpu

 kernel/cpu.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

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