Re: [RFC] [PATCH -rt 5/5] cpufreq: get rid ofget_online_cpus()/put_online_cpus()

From: Yong Zhang
Date: Sun Oct 23 2011 - 22:44:49 EST


On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 11:12:20AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Oct 2011, Yong Zhang wrote:
>
> > Fix below false positive (seems this is not a real deadlock scenario)
> > lockdep warning:
>
> This looks like you caused it with patch 1.

Hmmm, yup.
CPU_DOWN_PREPARE will be under cpu_hotplug.lock.

> Both need a bit more
> thought, but thanks for catching that.

No sure whether it's big issue or not.
Mind showing more about your concern?

Thanks,
Yong
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