Re: [PATCH 2/2] s390/mm: use ipte range to invalidate multiple page table entries

From: Martin Schwidefsky
Date: Wed Jul 06 2016 - 06:51:23 EST


On Wed, 06 Jul 2016 17:26:08 +0800
"Hillf Danton" <hillf.zj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >
> > You are still a bit cryptic,
> >
> Sorry, Sir, simply because I'm not native English speaker.
>
> > are you trying to tell me that your hint is
> > about trying to avoid the preempt_enable() call?
> >
> Yes, since we are already in the context with page table lock held.

Ok, got it. An option would be to drop the preempt_disable/preempt_enable,
add "BUG_ON(preemptible())" and use raw_smp_processor_id. But I wonder if
it is worth the effort.

--
blue skies,
Martin.

"Reality continues to ruin my life." - Calvin.