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[11/13] ARM: bL_switcher: veto CPU hotplug requests when the switcher is active

Message ID 1374550289-25305-12-git-send-email-nicolas.pitre@linaro.org
State New
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Commit Message

Nicolas Pitre July 23, 2013, 3:31 a.m. UTC
Trying to support both the switcher and CPU hotplug at the same time
is quickly becoming very complex due to ambiguous semantics.  So let's
simply veto any hotplug requests when the switcher is active for now.

This restriction might be loosened eventually.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@linaro.org>
---
 arch/arm/common/bL_switcher.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

Comments

Lorenzo Pieralisi July 31, 2013, 10:30 a.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 04:31:27AM +0100, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> Trying to support both the switcher and CPU hotplug at the same time
> is quickly becoming very complex due to ambiguous semantics.  So let's
> simply veto any hotplug requests when the switcher is active for now.
> 
> This restriction might be loosened eventually.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@linaro.org>
> ---
>  arch/arm/common/bL_switcher.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/common/bL_switcher.c b/arch/arm/common/bL_switcher.c
> index 704c4b4ef3..2fe3911601 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/common/bL_switcher.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/common/bL_switcher.c
> @@ -528,6 +528,25 @@ static int __init bL_switcher_sysfs_init(void)
>  
>  #endif  /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
>  
> +/*
> + * Veto any CPU hotplug operation while the switcher is active.
> + * We're just not ready to deal with that given the trickery involved.
> + */
> +static int bL_switcher_hotplug_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
> +					unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
> +{
> +	switch (action) {
> +	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
> +	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
> +		if (bL_switcher_active)
> +			return NOTIFY_BAD;

This is a bit of a sledgehammer. It implies that S2R can't be implemented when
the switcher is active. Are we really sure that hotplug, given MCPM HW
CPUs awareness, is incompatible with the switcher as it stands ?

What are the main issues that have to be tackled ?

Thanks,
Lorenzo

> +	}
> +	return NOTIFY_DONE;
> +}
> +
> +static struct notifier_block bL_switcher_hotplug_notifier =
> +	{ &bL_switcher_hotplug_callback, NULL, 0 };
> +
>  static bool no_bL_switcher;
>  core_param(no_bL_switcher, no_bL_switcher, bool, 0644);
>  
> @@ -540,6 +559,8 @@ static int __init bL_switcher_init(void)
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  
> +	register_cpu_notifier(&bL_switcher_hotplug_notifier);
> +
>  	if (!no_bL_switcher) {
>  		ret = bL_switcher_enable();
>  		if (ret)
> -- 
> 1.8.1.2
> 
> 
>
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diff --git a/arch/arm/common/bL_switcher.c b/arch/arm/common/bL_switcher.c
index 704c4b4ef3..2fe3911601 100644
--- a/arch/arm/common/bL_switcher.c
+++ b/arch/arm/common/bL_switcher.c
@@ -528,6 +528,25 @@  static int __init bL_switcher_sysfs_init(void)
 
 #endif  /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
 
+/*
+ * Veto any CPU hotplug operation while the switcher is active.
+ * We're just not ready to deal with that given the trickery involved.
+ */
+static int bL_switcher_hotplug_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+					unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+{
+	switch (action) {
+	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
+	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
+		if (bL_switcher_active)
+			return NOTIFY_BAD;
+	}
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block bL_switcher_hotplug_notifier =
+	{ &bL_switcher_hotplug_callback, NULL, 0 };
+
 static bool no_bL_switcher;
 core_param(no_bL_switcher, no_bL_switcher, bool, 0644);
 
@@ -540,6 +559,8 @@  static int __init bL_switcher_init(void)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	register_cpu_notifier(&bL_switcher_hotplug_notifier);
+
 	if (!no_bL_switcher) {
 		ret = bL_switcher_enable();
 		if (ret)