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Commit 67664c8f authored by Ashok Raj's avatar Ashok Raj Committed by Linus Torvalds
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[PATCH] i386: Dont use IPI broadcast when using cpu hotplug.



This patch introduces a startup parameter no_broadcast.  When we enable
CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU, we dont want to use broadcast shortcut as it has ill
effects on a offline cpu.  If we issue broadcast, the IPI is also delivered
to offline cpus, or partially up cpu causing stale IPI's to be handled,
which is a problem and can cause undesirable effects.

Introduces a new startup cmdline option no_ipi_broadcast, that can be
switched at cmdline if necessary.

Signed-off-by: default avatarAshok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com>
Acked-by: default avatarShaohua Li <shaohua.li@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
parent f3705136
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