Re: linux-next: Tree for June 13 (XEN)

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Mon Jun 16 2008 - 15:31:18 EST


On Sun, Jun 15 2008, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Jens Axboe wrote:
> >On Fri, Jun 13 2008, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> >
> >>Randy Dunlap wrote:
> >>
> >>>next-20080613 on x86_32 has lots of xen build errors like this:
> >>>
> >>>linux-next-20080613/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c: In function 'drop_mm_ref':
> >>>linux-next-20080613/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c:759: error: implicit declaration
> >>>of function 'xen_smp_call_function_mask'
> >>>make[2]: *** [arch/x86/xen/mmu.o] Error 1
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Ooh, first time I've seen that. Sounds like Jens' patches are missing
> >>the appropriate update there (though it's certainly had it in the past).
> >>
> >
> >Hmm, will this work or do we need to force xen smp_ops for this one? I
> >wonder if this is new code and was missed, or what happened in this
> >case.
> >
>
> Yes, using smp_call_function_mask is perfectly OK. The old code was
> just a micro-optimisation. I'm pretty sure this chunk was in one of
> your patchsets (or perhaps I sent it to you at some point).

Hmm yes, not sure myself to be honest, but I think you are right.

> >diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
> >index 3525ef5..8baef77 100644
> >--- a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
> >+++ b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
> >@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static void drop_mm_ref(struct mm_struct *mm)
> > }
> >
> > if (!cpus_empty(mask))
> >- xen_smp_call_function_mask(mask, drop_other_mm_ref, mm, 1);
> >+ smp_call_function_mask(mask, drop_other_mm_ref, mm, 1);
> > }
> > #else
> > static void drop_mm_ref(struct mm_struct *mm)
> >
> >
>
> Acked-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks, I just folded it in with the existing patch to avoid breakage.
That one doesn't have an ack from you though, so if you have done a full
review of the x86 bits, I'd appreciate an ack on those from you :-)

--
Jens Axboe

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