On Mon, 2013-08-19 at 10:20 -0500, Nathan Fontenot wrote: > On 08/17/2013 02:46 PM, Toshi Kani wrote: > > cpu_hotplug_driver_lock() serializes CPU online/offline operations > > when ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE is set. This lock interface is no longer > > necessary with the following reason: > > > > - lock_device_hotplug() now protects CPU online/offline operations, > > including the probe & release interfaces enabled by > > ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE. The use of cpu_hotplug_driver_lock() is > > redundant. > > - cpu_hotplug_driver_lock() is only valid when ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE > > is defined, which is misleading and is only enabled on powerpc. > > > > This patch removes the cpu_hotplug_driver_lock() interface. As > > a result, ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE only enables / disables the cpu > > probe & release interface as intended. There is no functional change > > in this patch. > > > > Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.k...@hp.com> > > Reviewed-by: Nathan Fontenot <nf...@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Thanks Nathan! -Toshi _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
