Re: [PATCH] use per cpu data for single cpu ipi calls

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Thu Jan 29 2009 - 06:14:21 EST



* Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Can generic_smp_call_function_single_interrupt() ever see
> > CSD_FLAG_ALLOC set now? If not, that kfree can go away.
>
> Like said above, removing that kmalloc will hurt people.

the whole promise of generic-IPI seems to dwindle and we'll get back to
roughly where we started out from.

Ingo
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