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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] adjust the way cpumasks get passed around(v2)

To: "Keir Fraser" <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] adjust the way cpumasks get passed around(v2)
From: "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 12:53:45 +0100
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>>> Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 26.05.09 12:58 >>>
>On 25/05/2009 14:27, "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Rather than passing cpumasks by value in all cases (which is problematic
>> for large NR_CPUS configurations), pass them 'by reference' (i.e.
>> through a pointer to a const cpumask).
>> 
>> On x86 this changes send_IPI_mask() to always only send IPIs to remote
>> CPUs (meaning any caller needing to handle the current CPU as well has
>> to do so on its own).
>
>This doesn't apply. Can you refresh or try sending as an email attachment
>(may as well do same for the dependent 'remove unused parameter of
>on_selected_cpu' patch as well).

Both attached. I'll have to do some looking around to see why all of the sudden
such problems are happening again.

Jan

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