Re: [PATCH v2 10/14] driver: xen: Replace cpu_up/down with device_online/offline

[JÃrgen GroÃ]

On 25.11.19 12:27, Qais Yousef wrote:
> The core device API performs extra housekeeping bits that are missing
> from directly calling cpu_up/down.
>
> See commit a6717c01ddc2 ("powerpc/rtas: use device model APIs and
> serialization during LPM") for an example description of what might go
> wrong.
>
> This also prepares to make cpu_up/down a private interface for anything
> but the cpu subsystem.
>
> Signed-off-by: Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@xxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>


Juergen