Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 05:33:56 +0100
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
To: anton@samba.org
Cc: linuxppc64-dev@ozlabs.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: ppc64 xics.c: what is smp_threads_ready exactly used for?
Message-ID: <20050116043356.GM4274@stusta.de>
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Hi Anton,

during a cleanup, I stumbled upon the following:


arch/ppc64/kernel/smp.c (in 2.6.11-rc1-mm1) says:

        /* XXX fix this, xics currently relies on it - Anton */
        smp_threads_ready = 1;


arch/ppc64/kernel/xics.c is the _only_ place in the whole kernel where 
smp_threads_ready is actually used, and this is the _only_ place where 
smp_threads_ready ever changes it's value on ppc64.

I have to admit I'm a bit lost in the sequence of function calls on 
ppc64. Is it possible to make any assumptions about the ordering of the 
assignment and the usage of smp_threads_ready?


TIA
Adrian

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