Re: [PATCH][2.5] fix preempt-issues with smp_call_function()

[Thomas Schlichter]

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Dave Jones <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Just one comment. You moved quite a few of the preempt_disable/enable
> pairs outside of the CONFIG_SMP checks.  The issue we're working against
> here is to try and prevent preemption and ending up on a different CPU.
> As this cannot happen if CONFIG_SMP=n, I don't see why you've done this.

Andrew Morton wrote:
> Just in two places.
[snip]

Yes, thanks for delivering this better patch!
My approach wanted just to be the most simple possibility... ;-)

   Thomas
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