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kernel/cpu.c: create a CPU_STARTING cpu_chain notifier

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Right now, there is no notifier that is called on a new cpu, before the new
cpu begins processing interrupts/softirqs.
Various kernel function would need that notification, e.g. kvm works around
by calling smp_call_function_single(), rcu polls cpu_online_map.

The patch adds a CPU_STARTING notification. It also adds a helper function
that sends the message to all cpu_chain handlers.

Tested on x86-64.
All other archs are untested. Especially on sparc, I'm not sure if I got
it right.

Signed-off-by: Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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Manfred Spraul
2008-09-07 16:57:22 +02:00
committed by Ingo Molnar
parent 7686ad5606
commit e545a6140b
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@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ smp_callin(void)
atomic_inc(&init_mm.mm_count);
current->active_mm = &init_mm;
/* inform the notifiers about the new cpu */
notify_cpu_starting(cpuid);
/* Must have completely accurate bogos. */
local_irq_enable();