watchdog_{park|unpark}_threads() are now called in code paths that
protect themselves against CPU hotplug, so {get|put}_online_cpus()
calls are redundant and can be removed.Signed-off-by: Ulrich Obergfell <[email protected]> --- kernel/watchdog.c | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c index 13fdda1..84c4744 100644 --- a/kernel/watchdog.c +++ b/kernel/watchdog.c @@ -683,33 +683,35 @@ static struct smp_hotplug_thread watchdog_threads = { * be parked and the watchdog threads of other CPUs can still be runnable. * Callers are expected to handle this special condition as appropriate in * their context. + * + * This function may only be called in a context that is protected against + * races with CPU hotplug - for example, via get_online_cpus(). */ static int watchdog_park_threads(void) { int cpu, ret = 0; - get_online_cpus(); for_each_watchdog_cpu(cpu) { ret = kthread_park(per_cpu(softlockup_watchdog, cpu)); if (ret) break; } - put_online_cpus(); return ret; } /* * unpark all watchdog threads that are specified in 'watchdog_cpumask' + * + * This function may only be called in a context that is protected against + * races with CPU hotplug - for example, via get_online_cpus(). */ static void watchdog_unpark_threads(void) { int cpu; - get_online_cpus(); for_each_watchdog_cpu(cpu) kthread_unpark(per_cpu(softlockup_watchdog, cpu)); - put_online_cpus(); } /* -- 1.7.11.7 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
