Re: [PATCH x86] [15/16] Force __cpuinit on for CONFIG_PM withoutHOTPLUG_CPU

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Thu Jan 10 2008 - 04:55:06 EST


On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 07:43:43PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Thursday 03 January 2008 19:14:38 Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 04:42:29PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > >
> > > This avoids the requirement to mark a lot of initialization functions not
> > > __cpuinit just for resume from RAM.
> > >
> > > More functions could be converted now, didn't do all.
> > >...
> >
> > Shouldn't this aready be handled by the following?
> >
> > config PM_SLEEP_SMP
> > bool
> > depends on SUSPEND_SMP_POSSIBLE || HIBERNATION_SMP_POSSIBLE
> > depends on PM_SLEEP
> > select HOTPLUG_CPU
> > default y
>
> Won't help for UP at least.

I know that it's not popular to care about the kernel size, but your
patch will cost precious memory in the common case of UP embedded
systems with CONFIG_PM=y.

It seems the correct solution would be not to hijack __cpuinit
(as your patch does), but to create a new annotation.

> -Andi

cu
Adrian

BTW: Is there any good reason why your patch is x86 only?
No matter how this gets handled, it should be an architecture
independent issue.

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