[PATCH/RFC v2 1/6] Call init_workqueues before pre smp initcalls.

From: Heiko Carstens
Date: Mon Oct 13 2008 - 17:51:46 EST


From: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@xxxxxxxxxx>

This allows to create workqueues from within the context of
a pre smp initcall (aka early_initcall).

Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
init/main.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6/init/main.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/init/main.c
+++ linux-2.6/init/main.c
@@ -767,8 +767,6 @@ static void __init do_initcalls(void)
static void __init do_basic_setup(void)
{
rcu_init_sched(); /* needed by module_init stage. */
- /* drivers will send hotplug events */
- init_workqueues();
usermodehelper_init();
driver_init();
init_irq_proc();
@@ -852,6 +850,8 @@ static int __init kernel_init(void * unu

cad_pid = task_pid(current);

+ init_workqueues();
+
smp_prepare_cpus(setup_max_cpus);

do_pre_smp_initcalls();

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