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List:       linuxppc-embedded
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Fix missing doorbell IPIs during nap power saving
From:       Greg KH <gregkh () linuxfoundation ! org>
Date:       2013-04-29 14:06:55
Message-ID: 20130429140655.GA18950 () kroah ! com
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On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 06:17:40PM +1000, Ian Munsie wrote:
> From: Ian Munsie <imunsie@au1.ibm.com>
> 
> If a doorbell IPI comes in while a thread is in nap power saving, the
> doorbell interrupt won't be replayed by the hardware since it is edge
> sensitive. Currently we are not replaying these interrupts in software,
> which can cause threads to miss IPIs that come in during power saving
> and eventually will result in an RCU warning from rcu_sched that it has
> detected a stalled CPU.
> 
> This patch fixes the issue by testing if a doorbell caused the thread to
> come out of power saving and sets the corresponding bit in the paca to
> indicate a doorbell happened, which will then be handled by the existing
> interrupt replay code.
> 
> This is not an issue with other interrupts that can wake a thread
> (external, decrementer) as they are level sensitive and will continue to
> be asserted by the hardware.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ian Munsie <imunsie@au1.ibm.com>


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This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree.  Please read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
for how to do this properly.

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