Re: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 7/9] s390x: smp: Remove unneeded cpu loops

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On Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:46:51 +0100
Janosch Frank <frankja@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 1/20/20 5:11 PM, Cornelia Huck wrote:
> > On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:41:52 +0100
> > Janosch Frank <frankja@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >   
> >> On 1/20/20 12:29 PM, Cornelia Huck wrote:  
> >>> On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 05:46:38 -0500
> >>> Janosch Frank <frankja@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>     
> >>>> Now that we have a loop which is executed after we return from the
> >>>> main function of a secondary cpu, we can remove the surplus loops.
> >>>>
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Janosch Frank <frankja@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> ---
> >>>>  s390x/smp.c | 8 +-------
> >>>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)
> >>>>
> >>>> diff --git a/s390x/smp.c b/s390x/smp.c
> >>>> index 555ed72..c12a3db 100644
> >>>> --- a/s390x/smp.c
> >>>> +++ b/s390x/smp.c
> >>>> @@ -29,15 +29,9 @@ static void wait_for_flag(void)
> >>>>  	}
> >>>>  }
> >>>>  
> >>>> -static void cpu_loop(void)
> >>>> -{
> >>>> -	for (;;) {}
> >>>> -}
> >>>> -
> >>>>  static void test_func(void)
> >>>>  {
> >>>>  	testflag = 1;
> >>>> -	cpu_loop();
> >>>>  }
> >>>>  
> >>>>  static void test_start(void)
> >>>> @@ -234,7 +228,7 @@ int main(void)
> >>>>  
> >>>>  	/* Setting up the cpu to give it a stack and lowcore */
> >>>>  	psw.mask = extract_psw_mask();
> >>>> -	psw.addr = (unsigned long)cpu_loop;
> >>>> +	psw.addr = (unsigned long)test_func;    
> >>>
> >>> Before, you did not set testflag here... intended change?    
> >>
> >> Yes
> >> It is set to 0 before the first test, so it shouldn't matter.  
> > 
> > Hm... I got a bit lost in all those changes, so I checked your branch
> > on github, and I don't see it being set to 0 before test_start() is
> > called?  
> 
> Well, that's because test_start doesn't care about the flag.

But I see a wait_for_flag() in there? What am I missing?

> ecall and emcall are the first users, and they set it to 0 before using it.
> 
> >   
> >>  
> >>>     
> >>>>  	smp_cpu_setup(1, psw);
> >>>>  	smp_cpu_stop(1);
> >>>>      
> >>>     
> >>
> >>  
> >   
> 
> 

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