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From: Ralf Baechle <ralf@...>

To: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...>

Cc: <linux-kernel@...>, <peterz@...>, <npiggin@...>, <linux-arch@...>, <jeremy@...>, <mingo@...>, <paulmck@...>

Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/10] mips: convert to generic helpers for IPI function calls

Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 10:20 am

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 10:58:22AM +0200, Jens Axboe wrote:

quoted text> This converts mips to use the new helpers for smp_call_function() and
> friends, and adds support for smp_call_function_single(). Not tested,
> but it compiles.
> 
> mips shares the same IPI for smp_call_function() and
> smp_call_function_single(), since not all hardware has enough available
> IPIs available to support seperate setups.

FYI, the comment isn't quite accurate.  The machanisms for IPIs on MIPS
are platform-specific.  The change which I recently objected to was
specific to a code model called VSMP.

  Raf
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[PATCH 0/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function calls..., Jens Axboe, (Thu May 29, 4:58 am)

Re: [PATCH 0/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function c..., Andrew Morton, (Sun Jun 1, 4:57 am)

Re: [PATCH 0/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function c..., Jeremy Fitzhardinge, (Sun Jun 1, 5:52 am)

[PATCH 2/10] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI functio..., Jens Axboe, (Thu May 29, 4:58 am)

Re: [PATCH 2/10] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI fun..., Jeremy Fitzhardinge, (Thu May 29, 8:12 am)

Re: [PATCH 2/10] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI fun..., Jens Axboe, (Thu May 29, 8:17 am)

Re: [PATCH 2/10] x86: convert to generic helpers for IPI fun..., Jeremy Fitzhardinge, (Thu May 29, 9:47 am)

[PATCH 3/10] powerpc: convert to generic helpers for IPI fun..., Jens Axboe, (Thu May 29, 4:58 am)

[PATCH 1/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function calls, Jens Axboe, (Thu May 29, 4:58 am)

Re: [PATCH 1/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function c..., Jeremy Fitzhardinge, (Sun Jul 6, 1:21 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function c..., Catalin Marinas, (Tue Jun 10, 10:51 am)

Re: [PATCH 1/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function c..., Paul E. McKenney, (Tue Jun 10, 11:47 am)

Re: [PATCH 1/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function c..., Catalin Marinas, (Tue Jun 10, 12:53 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function c..., Nick Piggin, (Tue Jun 10, 11:25 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function c..., Catalin Marinas, (Wed Jun 11, 6:13 am)

Re: [PATCH 1/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function c..., James Bottomley, (Tue Jun 10, 11:44 am)

Re: [PATCH 1/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function c..., Catalin Marinas, (Tue Jun 10, 12:04 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function c..., Paul E. McKenney, (Fri May 30, 7:24 am)

Re: [PATCH 1/10] Add generic helpers for arch IPI function c..., Jens Axboe, (Fri Jun 6, 4:44 am)

[PATCH 8/10] mips: convert to generic helpers for IPI functi..., Jens Axboe, (Thu May 29, 4:58 am)

Re: [PATCH 8/10] mips: convert to generic helpers for IPI fu..., Ralf Baechle, (Thu May 29, 10:20 am)

Re: [PATCH 8/10] mips: convert to generic helpers for IPI fu..., Jens Axboe, (Fri May 30, 3:23 am)

[PATCH 7/10] m32r: convert to generic helpers for IPI functi..., Jens Axboe, (Thu May 29, 4:58 am)

[PATCH 6/10] arm: convert to generic helpers for IPI functio..., Jens Axboe, (Thu May 29, 4:58 am)

Re: [PATCH 6/10] arm: convert to generic helpers for IPI fun..., Russell King, (Mon Jun 2, 8:29 am)

Re: [PATCH 6/10] arm: convert to generic helpers for IPI fun..., Jens Axboe, (Fri Jun 6, 4:47 am)

[PATCH 5/10] alpha: convert to generic helpers for IPI funct..., Jens Axboe, (Thu May 29, 4:58 am)

[PATCH 4/10] ia64: convert to generic helpers for IPI functi..., Jens Axboe, (Thu May 29, 4:58 am)

[PATCH 10/10] sh: convert to generic helpers for IPI functio..., Jens Axboe, (Thu May 29, 4:58 am)

[PATCH 9/10] parisc: convert to generic helpers for IPI func..., Jens Axboe, (Thu May 29, 4:58 am)

Re: [PATCH 9/10] parisc: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Kyle McMartin, (Sat May 31, 3:00 am)

Re: [PATCH 9/10] parisc: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Jens Axboe, (Mon Jun 2, 4:17 am)

Re: [PATCH 9/10] parisc: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Kyle McMartin, (Mon Jun 2, 12:09 pm)

Re: [PATCH 9/10] parisc: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Jens Axboe, (Fri Jun 6, 4:47 am)

Re: [PATCH 9/10] parisc: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Kyle McMartin, (Fri Jun 6, 5:11 pm)

Re: [PATCH 9/10] parisc: convert to generic helpers for IPI ..., Jens Axboe, (Mon Jun 9, 4:47 am)

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