Re: [PATCH]x86, reboot: Fix a warning message triggered bystop_other_cpus()

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Wed May 30 2012 - 04:51:19 EST



* Feng Tang <feng.tang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Don,
>
> On Tue, 22 May 2012 09:33:56 -0400
> Don Zickus <dzickus@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:52:33AM +0800, Feng Tang wrote:
> > >
> > > The root cause seems to be the default_send_IPI_mask_allbutself_phys()
> > > takes quiet some time (I measured it could be several ms) to complete
> > > sending NMIs to all the other 23 CPUs, and for HZ=250/1000 system, the
> >
> > I sent Ingo a patch (which he took in), that reverts this path to interrupts
> > again (and NMIs as a fallback if it fails). The problem will still exist
> > I assume though I don't know if it changes the timing characteristics.
>
> Thanks for your review and letting me know the revert which I just saw in
> the latest Linus' tree. And I think this new mechanism will greatly reduce
> the possibility, but it still exist as the old nmi_stop_other_cpus's
> implementation still exist. So
>
> Ingo,
>
> Could you review this patch? thanks,

It doesn't apply anymore, so please merge and add Don's
Acked-by.

Thanks,

Ingo
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