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Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:18:04 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/10] rcu: Add missing RCU idle APIs on idle loop
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
To: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> wrote:
> So this fixes some potential RCU stalls in a bunch of architectures.
> When rcu_idle_enter()/rcu_idle_exit() became a requirement, we forgot
> to handle the architectures that don't support CONFIG_NO_HZ.
>
> I guess the set should be dispatched into arch maintainer trees.

I can take the m68k version, but are you sure you want it this way?
Each of them must be in mainline before they can enter stable.

> I'm sorry I haven't built tested everywhere. But the changes are
> small and need to be at least boot tested anyway.

Builds and boots fine on m68k under ARAnyM.
Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> (for m68k)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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