Hi, > during a cleanup, I stumbled upon the following: > > > arch/ppc64/kernel/smp.c (in 2.6.11-rc1-mm1) says: > > /* XXX fix this, xics currently relies on it - Anton */ > smp_threads_ready = 1; > > > arch/ppc64/kernel/xics.c is the _only_ place in the whole kernel where > smp_threads_ready is actually used, and this is the _only_ place where > smp_threads_ready ever changes it's value on ppc64.
It turns out I was about to submit a patch to remove the ppc64 use of smp_threads_ready. With that patch it makes sense to kill smp_threads_ready completely. Anton - 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/
