linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Keep synchronize_rcu() from enabling irqs in early boot

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Date:   Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:40:01 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     paulmck@...nel.org
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
        rcu@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...com, rostedt@...dmis.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Keep synchronize_rcu() from enabling irqs in early boot

On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 9:54 AM Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> This pull request contains a commit that fixes bf95b2bc3e42 ("rcu: Switch
> polled grace-period APIs to ->gp_seq_polled"), which could incorrectly
> leave interrupts enabled after an early-boot call to synchronize_rcu().

Minor stylistic nit-pick - please try to keep the commit tags
together, ie the "Fixes:" tags goes with Reported-by: tags and
sign-offs etc..

              Linus