Re: [PATCH 1/4] base/drivers/arch_topology: Remove useless check

[Viresh Kumar]

On 30-10-18, 08:55, Daniel Lezcano wrote:
> The workqueue is called from init_cpu_capacity_callback(). This one is
> called in the notifier callback. IOW the notification callback
> unregisters itself. But if it is not registered, it won't unregister,
> hence it won't call the workqueue and init_cpu_capacity_notifier() is
> not called.

Sorry, couldn't understand most of your reply :)

Though let me try to explain the problem I was trying to show you..

cpufreq-notifier-callback
        -> init_cpu_capacity_callback()
                -> free raw capacity
                -> queue_work() to unregister the notifier
                -> return

        ->init_cpu_capacity_callback() called again before work was processed.
                -> If we don't check raw_capacity, we may end up using
                NULL pointer, as the notifier isn't unregistered yet.

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viresh