linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Fix HOTPLUG

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Message-ID: <aRH4osz_OFxx8QZc@alpha.franken.de>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:37:22 +0100
From: Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>
To: Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>
Cc: Benoît Monin <benoit.monin@...tlin.com>,
	Théo Lebrun <theo.lebrun@...tlin.com>,
	Vladimir Kondratiev <vladimir.kondratiev@...ileye.com>,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>,
	linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MIPS: Fix HOTPLUG_PARALLEL dependency

On Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 03:05:23PM +0100, Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
> Hello Thomas,
> 
> > With MIPS, it is possible to have SMP enabled without HOTPLUG_CPU
> > selected. However, in kernel/cpu.c, some code that uses
> > HOTPLUG_PARALLEL also requires HOTPLUG_CPU to be selected. Therefore,
> > we should fix the HOTPLUG_PARALLEL dependency to depend on
> > HOTPLUG_CPU, not just SMP.
> >
> > Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> > Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202510270120.21wA1aX1-lkp@intel.com/
> > Signed-off-by: Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>
> 
> Do you have any comments about this fix?

all good from my side, does it need to go via mips-fixes ?

Thomas.

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