Re: [PATCH v4 6/6] hwmon: use smp_call_on_cpu() for dell-smm i8k

[Juergen Gross]

On 21/04/16 12:57, Pali RohÃr wrote:
> On Tuesday 05 April 2016 21:31:52 Pali RohÃr wrote:
>> On Tuesday 05 April 2016 16:54:14 Guenter Roeck wrote:
>>> On Tue, Apr 05, 2016 at 07:10:07AM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
>>>> Use the smp_call_on_cpu() function to call system management
>>>> mode on cpu 0.
>>>> Make call secure by adding get_online_cpus() to avoid e.g. suspend
>>>> resume cycles in between.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>> V4: add call to get_online_cpus()
>>>
>>> Pali, any chance to test this ?
>>
>> I can test it, but just on machine where (probably) smm calls can be 
>> send from any cpu... Need some time for testing and I believe I can do 
>> that at the end of the week.
> 
> Sorry I had absolutely no more free time last weekend :-( And same
> prediction is for this weekend and also next one...

Pali, I've got a Dell laptop (Latitude E6440) here. Would this device be
okay for a test? What would you do for testing? In case you can give me
some hints how to do a sensible test I'd do it.

I've verified by adding a printk() to smp_call_on_cpu() that at least
one of the modified drivers has been used during system boot.


Juergen