kernel/cpu.c: create a CPU_STARTING cpu_chain notifier
Right now, there is no notifier that is called on a new cpu, before the new
cpu begins processing interrupts/softirqs.
Various kernel function would need that notification, e.g. kvm works around
by calling smp_call_function_single(), rcu polls cpu_online_map.
The patch adds a CPU_STARTING notification. It also adds a helper function
that sends the message to all cpu_chain handlers.
Tested on x86-64.
All other archs are untested. Especially on sparc, I'm not sure if I got
it right.
Signed-off-by: Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sun4d_smp.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sun4d_smp.c
index 6959640..446767e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sun4d_smp.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sun4d_smp.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
local_flush_cache_all();
local_flush_tlb_all();
+ notify_cpu_starting(cpuid);
/*
* Unblock the master CPU _only_ when the scheduler state
* of all secondary CPUs will be up-to-date, so after
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sun4m_smp.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sun4m_smp.c
index a14a76a..9964890 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sun4m_smp.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sun4m_smp.c
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
local_flush_cache_all();
local_flush_tlb_all();
+ notify_cpu_starting(cpuid);
+
/* Get our local ticker going. */
smp_setup_percpu_timer();