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From: Linus Torvalds
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI function calls
Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - 6:22 pm

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008, Nick Piggin wrote:

I'm happy with it either way, but as pointed out by Ralf, for the MIPS 
version of the patch there aren't even other vectors available.

So sharing the vector is going to be a requirement on other architectures, 
maybe we should look at whether we can make it generic and peform well 
regardless?

			Linus
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[PATCH 0/11] Generic smp_call_function() #2, Jens Axboe, (Tue Apr 22, 11:50 am)
[PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function calls, Jens Axboe, (Tue Apr 22, 11:50 am)
[PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI funct ..., Jens Axboe, (Tue Apr 22, 11:50 am)
[PATCH 3/11] powerpc: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Jens Axboe, (Tue Apr 22, 11:50 am)
[PATCH 4/11] ia64: convert to generic helpers for IPI func ..., Jens Axboe, (Tue Apr 22, 11:50 am)
[PATCH 5/11] alpha: convert to generic helpers for IPI fun ..., Jens Axboe, (Tue Apr 22, 11:50 am)
[PATCH 6/11] arm: convert to generic helpers for IPI funct ..., Jens Axboe, (Tue Apr 22, 11:50 am)
[PATCH 7/11] m32r: convert to generic helpers for IPI func ..., Jens Axboe, (Tue Apr 22, 11:50 am)
[PATCH 8/11] mips: convert to generic helpers for IPI func ..., Jens Axboe, (Tue Apr 22, 11:50 am)
[PATCH 9/11] parisc: convert to generic helpers for IPI fu ..., Jens Axboe, (Tue Apr 22, 11:50 am)
[PATCH 10/11] sh: convert to generic helpers for IPI funct ..., Jens Axboe, (Tue Apr 22, 11:50 am)
[PATCH 11/11] s390: convert to generic helpers for IPI fun ..., Jens Axboe, (Tue Apr 22, 11:50 am)
Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Linus Torvalds, (Tue Apr 22, 12:03 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Ingo Molnar, (Tue Apr 22, 12:12 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Linus Torvalds, (Tue Apr 22, 12:22 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Ingo Molnar, (Tue Apr 22, 12:26 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Linus Torvalds, (Tue Apr 22, 12:50 pm)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., Peter Zijlstra, (Tue Apr 22, 1:17 pm)
Re: [PATCH 8/11] mips: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Ralf Baechle, (Tue Apr 22, 4:18 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Nick Piggin, (Tue Apr 22, 6:11 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Linus Torvalds, (Tue Apr 22, 6:22 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Nick Piggin, (Tue Apr 22, 6:36 pm)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., Jens Axboe, (Tue Apr 22, 11:07 pm)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., Peter Zijlstra, (Tue Apr 22, 11:32 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Jens Axboe, (Wed Apr 23, 12:08 am)
Re: [PATCH 8/11] mips: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Jens Axboe, (Wed Apr 23, 12:18 am)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., Jens Axboe, (Wed Apr 23, 12:49 am)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., Peter Zijlstra, (Wed Apr 23, 12:50 am)
Re: [PATCH 11/11] s390: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Heiko Carstens, (Wed Apr 23, 12:58 am)
Re: [PATCH 11/11] s390: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Jens Axboe, (Wed Apr 23, 1:11 am)
Re: [PATCH 11/11] s390: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Jens Axboe, (Wed Apr 23, 4:21 am)
Re: [PATCH 11/11] s390: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Heiko Carstens, (Wed Apr 23, 4:47 am)
Re: [PATCH 11/11] s390: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Jens Axboe, (Wed Apr 23, 4:54 am)
Re: [PATCH 11/11] s390: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Martin Schwidefsky, (Wed Apr 23, 5:42 am)
Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Jens Axboe, (Wed Apr 23, 5:54 am)
Re: [PATCH 11/11] s390: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Rusty Russell, (Wed Apr 23, 8:56 am)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., Russell King, (Thu Apr 24, 3:01 pm)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., Jens Axboe, (Fri Apr 25, 12:18 am)
Re: [PATCH 10/11] sh: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Paul Mundt, (Fri Apr 25, 1:56 am)
Re: [PATCH 10/11] sh: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Jens Axboe, (Fri Apr 25, 2:16 am)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., Andrew Morton, (Fri Apr 25, 11:11 pm)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., Jeremy Fitzhardinge, (Fri Apr 25, 11:28 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Jeremy Fitzhardinge, (Fri Apr 25, 11:44 pm)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., James Bottomley, (Sat Apr 26, 7:13 am)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., Paul E. McKenney, (Sat Apr 26, 5:58 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Jens Axboe, (Sun Apr 27, 3:23 am)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., Jens Axboe, (Sun Apr 27, 3:30 am)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., Jens Axboe, (Sun Apr 27, 3:36 am)
Re: [PATCH 2/11] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI f ..., Jeremy Fitzhardinge, (Sun Apr 27, 8:18 am)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., Jes Sorensen, (Mon Apr 28, 12:38 am)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., David Howells, (Mon Apr 28, 7:25 am)
Re: [PATCH 1/11] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function ..., James Bottomley, (Mon Apr 28, 7:43 am)