From: Geoff Levand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 17:55:45 -0700
> Add a spinlock to struct lmb to enforce concurrency in > lmb_add(), lmb_remove(), lmb_analyze(), lmb_find(), and > lmb_dump_all(). > > This locking is needed for SMP systems that access the lmb structure > during hot memory add and remove operations after secondary cpus > have been started. > > Signed-off-by: Geoff Levand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --- > > v2: o Add locking to lmb_find(). I'm not against this patch, but I'm pretty sure it's not necessary. Isn't memory hotplug already synchronized at a higher level? If not, it should be. _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
