Re: [PATCH] Remove preempt_disable from powernow-k8

Hi! > >From reading the code, my understanding is that powernow-k8 uses > preempt_disable to ensure that driver->target doesn't migrate across cpus > whilst it's accessing per processor registers, however set_cpus_allowed > will provide this for us. Additionally, remove schedule() calls from >

[PATCH] Remove preempt_disable from powernow-k8

>From reading the code, my understanding is that powernow-k8 uses preempt_disable to ensure that driver->target doesn't migrate across cpus whilst it's accessing per processor registers, however set_cpus_allowed will provide this for us. Additionally, remove schedule() calls from set_cpus_allow