From e545a6140b698b2494daf0b32107bdcc5e901390 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manfred Spraul Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 16:57:22 +0200 Subject: kernel/cpu.c: create a CPU_STARTING cpu_chain notifier Right now, there is no notifier that is called on a new cpu, before the new cpu begins processing interrupts/softirqs. Various kernel function would need that notification, e.g. kvm works around by calling smp_call_function_single(), rcu polls cpu_online_map. The patch adds a CPU_STARTING notification. It also adds a helper function that sends the message to all cpu_chain handlers. Tested on x86-64. All other archs are untested. Especially on sparc, I'm not sure if I got it right. Signed-off-by: Manfred Spraul Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar --- arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) (limited to 'arch/alpha') diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c index 83df541650f..06b6fdab639 100644 --- a/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c +++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c @@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ smp_callin(void) atomic_inc(&init_mm.mm_count); current->active_mm = &init_mm; + /* inform the notifiers about the new cpu */ + notify_cpu_starting(cpuid); + /* Must have completely accurate bogos. */ local_irq_enable(); -- cgit v1.2.3