Re: [PATCH 7/8] powerpc/64s: idle do not hold reservation longer than required

On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 18:13:28 +0530 Gautham R Shenoy wrote: > Hi Nick, > > On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 07:23:48PM +1000, Nicholas Piggin wrote: > > When taking the core idle state lock, grab it immediately like a > > regular lock, rather than adding more tests in there.

Re: [PATCH 7/8] powerpc/64s: idle do not hold reservation longer than required

Hi Nick, On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 07:23:48PM +1000, Nicholas Piggin wrote: > When taking the core idle state lock, grab it immediately like a > regular lock, rather than adding more tests in there. Holding the lock > keeps it stable, so there is no need to do it whole holding the > reservation. I

[PATCH 7/8] powerpc/64s: idle do not hold reservation longer than required

When taking the core idle state lock, grab it immediately like a regular lock, rather than adding more tests in there. Holding the lock keeps it stable, so there is no need to do it whole holding the reservation. Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin ---