[PATCH] x86: make reboot task only run on the appropriate processor

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Yes, unless there is a better path for it since it is not x86-specific.  I am fine taking it, though.

Vivek Goyal <vgoyal at redhat.com> wrote:
>On Fri, Nov 08, 2013 at 08:12:00AM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> On 11/08/2013 07:14 AM, Vivek Goyal wrote:
>> > 
>> > Hi Bao,
>> > 
>> > This patch fixes the issue for me too. I noticed that we have
>generic
>> > function migrate_to_reboot_cpu() to achieve what we want and rest
>of
>> > the reboot paths are using it. So how about using that function. I 
>> > wrote the new patch below. It works for me. Can you please give it
>> > a try.
>> > 
>> > Thanks
>> > Vivek
>> > 
>> 
>> Is this path exercised for the kdump flow?  migrate_to_reboot_cpu()
>is
>> unsafe in that case.
>
>Hi Peter,
>
>Can you please consider queuing up this patch for next release.
>
>Thanks
>Vivek
>
>> 
>> > Index: linux-2.6/kernel/kexec.c
>> > ===================================================================
>> > --- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/kexec.c	2013-10-16 00:30:50.000000000
>-0400
>> > +++ linux-2.6/kernel/kexec.c	2013-11-08 21:34:02.492072375 -0500
>> > @@ -1676,6 +1676,7 @@ int kernel_kexec(void)
>> >  #endif
>> >  	{
>> >  		kernel_restart_prepare(NULL);
>> > +		migrate_to_reboot_cpu();
>> >  		printk(KERN_EMERG "Starting new kernel\n");
>> >  		machine_shutdown();
>> >  	}
>> > 

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