Re: [PATCHv4 2/2] cpu/hotplug: Remove the input parameter primary_cpu of smp_shutdown_nonboot_cpus()

From: Catalin Marinas
Date: Sun May 15 2022 - 06:03:29 EST


On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 11:06:19AM +0800, Pingfan Liu wrote:
> For all call sites of smp_shutdown_nonboot_cpus(),
>
> $git grep smp_shutdown_nonboot_cpus -- arch | grep -v \*
> arch/arm/kernel/reboot.c:94: smp_shutdown_nonboot_cpus(reboot_cpu);
> arch/arm64/kernel/process.c:89: smp_shutdown_nonboot_cpus(reboot_cpu);
> arch/ia64/kernel/process.c:578: smp_shutdown_nonboot_cpus(reboot_cpu);
> arch/riscv/kernel/machine_kexec.c:135: smp_shutdown_nonboot_cpus(smp_processor_id());
>
> As it shows, the input parameter seems a little arbitrary.
>
> Since kernel_kexec()->migrate_to_reboot_cpu() has already pinned the
> rebooting thread on the selected CPU and the CPU hotplug keeps disabled
> before smp_shutdown_nonboot_cpus(). Let smp_shutdown_nonboot_cpus()
> deduce the rebooting CPU by smp_processor_id(), instead of passing the
> parameter primary_cpu to it.
>
> As a result, all call sites look consistent.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pingfan Liu <kernelfans@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: linux-ia64@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Russell King <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Peter Collingbourne <pcc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

For arm64:

Acked-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>