linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH hyperv-next v3] arch/x86: Provide the CPU number in the wakeup AP callback

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Message-ID: <aBr8cNXD630JbIxP@liuwe-devbox-ubuntu-v2.tail21d00.ts.net>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2025 06:23:44 +0000
From: Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>
To: Roman Kisel <romank@...ux.microsoft.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH hyperv-next v3] arch/x86: Provide the CPU number in the
 wakeup AP callback

On Tue, May 06, 2025 at 02:58:34AM +0000, Wei Liu wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 01:47:20PM -0700, Roman Kisel wrote:
> > When starting APs, confidential guests and paravisor guests
> > need to know the CPU number, and the pattern of using the linear
> > search has emerged in several places. With N processors that leads
> > to the O(N^2) time complexity.
> > 
> > Provide the CPU number in the AP wake up callback so that one can
> > get the CPU number in constant time.
> > 
> > Suggested-by: Michael Kelley <mhklinux@...look.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Roman Kisel <romank@...ux.microsoft.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
> 
> Queued to hyperv-next. Thanks.

This patch broke linux-next. I have dropped it. Please change
numachip_wakeup_secondary.

Wei.