Re: [PATCH 3.6-rc6] cpufreq/powernow-k8: workqueue user shouldn't migrate the kworker to another CPU

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On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 01:53:55PM -0700, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:36:54PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > Wouldn't it be much simpler to carve out the piece after
> > set_cpus_allowed_ptr(), put it in a sub-function called
> > __powernowk8_target() and call it with smp_call_function_single instead
> > of defining another work item?
> > 
> > Would the workqueue code handle that or are there any other issues?
> 
> The function grabs a mutex.  smp_call_function wouldn't be too happy
> about that.

Yes indeed.

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.
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