On Mon, 4 Apr 2016, Anna-Maria Gleixner wrote:
> Since commit 1cf4f629d9d2 ("cpu/hotplug: Move online calls to
> hotplugged cpu") it is ensured that callbacks of CPU_ONLINE and
> CPU_DOWN_PREPARE are processed on the hotplugged cpu. Due to this SMP
> function calls are no longer required.
>
> Replace smp_call_function_single() with a direct call to
> mvneta_percpu_enable() or mvneta_percpu_disable(). The functions do
> not require to be called with interrupts disabled, therefore the
> smp_call_function_single() calling convention is not preserved.
>
> Cc: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazz...@free-electrons.com>
> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Anna-Maria Gleixner <anna-ma...@linutronix.de>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c | 6 ++----
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
Please do not queue it. Heiko Carstens pointed out a problem: It isn't
ensured, that the callbacks of CPU_DOWN_FAILED are always processed on
the CPU that failed in CPU_DOWN_PREPARE (see
http://marc.info/?l=linux-s390&m=145985621421250&w=2 ). Once this
issue is fixed, I will resend the patch.
Anna-Maria
