Re: [PATCH 1/3] stop_machine: check work->done while handlingenqueued works

From: Hillf Danton
Date: Thu Feb 07 2013 - 07:13:51 EST


Hello Tejun

On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 2:46 AM, Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> @@ -279,8 +281,6 @@ repeat:
>> preempt_disable();
>>
>> ret = fn(arg);
>> - if (ret)
>> - done->ret = ret;
>
> If this is meant as a pure cleanup, I'm not sure it's an improvement.
> You own your cpu_stop_done until you call cpu_stop_signal_done() on
> it, so I don't think there's anything wrong with the current code.
> The new code is different, not necessarily better.

The comment just above cpu_stop_signal_done()
says it is not certain that the input done is valid, so
I did this work.
Plus works enqueued through stop_one_cpu_nowait()
do carry no done.

Hillf
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