linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 01/16] ACPI: processor: Simplify initial onlining to use same path for cold and hotplug

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Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:23:19 +1000
From: Gavin Shan <gshan@...hat.com>
To: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>,
 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
 linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, loongarch@...ts.linux.dev,
 linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
 kvmarm@...ts.linux.dev, x86@...nel.org, Russell King
 <linux@...linux.org.uk>, "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
 Miguel Luis <miguel.luis@...cle.com>, James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
 Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@...wei.com>,
 Jean-Philippe Brucker <jean-philippe@...aro.org>,
 Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
 Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, linuxarm@...wei.com,
 justin.he@....com, jianyong.wu@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 01/16] ACPI: processor: Simplify initial onlining to
 use same path for cold and hotplug

On 4/18/24 23:53, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> Separate code paths, combined with a flag set in acpi_processor.c to
> indicate a struct acpi_processor was for a hotplugged CPU ensured that
> per CPU data was only set up the first time that a CPU was initialized.
> This appears to be unnecessary as the paths can be combined by letting
> the online logic also handle any CPUs online at the time of driver load.
> 
> Motivation for this change, beyond simplification, is that ARM64
> virtual CPU HP uses the same code paths for hotplug and cold path in
> acpi_processor.c so had no easy way to set the flag for hotplug only.
> Removing this necessity will enable ARM64 vCPU HP to reuse the existing
> code paths.
> 
> Leave noisy pr_info() in place but update it to not state the CPU
> was hotplugged.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
> 
> ---
> v7: No change.
> v6: New patch.
> RFT: I have very limited test resources for x86 and other
> architectures that may be affected by this change.
> ---
>   drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c   |  1 -
>   drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c | 44 ++++++++++-----------------------
>   include/acpi/processor.h        |  2 +-
>   3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
> 

Reviewed-by: Gavin Shan <gshan@...hat.com>