linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] sched: add a few helpers to wake up tasks on the current cpu

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Date:   Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:15:04 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Andrei Vagin <avagin@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        Dietmar Eggemann <dietmar.eggemann@....com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>,
        Peter Oskolkov <posk@...gle.com>,
        Tycho Andersen <tycho@...ho.pizza>,
        Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] sched: add a few helpers to wake up tasks on the
 current cpu

On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 06:10:46PM -0700, Andrei Vagin wrote:
> Add complete_on_current_cpu, wake_up_poll_on_current_cpu helpers to wake
> up processes on the current CPU.

There is an astounding lack of *why* in this changelog.