The patch titled Subject: softirq: reduce invoke_softirq() code duplication has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is softirq-reduce-invoke_softirq-code-duplication.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: softirq: reduce invoke_softirq() code duplication The two invoke_softirq() variants are identical except for a single line. So move the #ifdef __ARCH_IRQ_EXIT_IRQS_DISABLED inside one of the functions and get rid of the other one. Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/softirq.c | 18 ++++-------------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff -puN kernel/softirq.c~softirq-reduce-invoke_softirq-code-duplication kernel/softirq.c --- a/kernel/softirq.c~softirq-reduce-invoke_softirq-code-duplication +++ a/kernel/softirq.c @@ -310,31 +310,21 @@ void irq_enter(void) __irq_enter(); } -#ifdef __ARCH_IRQ_EXIT_IRQS_DISABLED static inline void invoke_softirq(void) { - if (!force_irqthreads) + if (!force_irqthreads) { +#ifdef __ARCH_IRQ_EXIT_IRQS_DISABLED __do_softirq(); - else { - __local_bh_disable((unsigned long)__builtin_return_address(0), - SOFTIRQ_OFFSET); - wakeup_softirqd(); - __local_bh_enable(SOFTIRQ_OFFSET); - } -} #else -static inline void invoke_softirq(void) -{ - if (!force_irqthreads) do_softirq(); - else { +#endif + } else { __local_bh_disable((unsigned long)__builtin_return_address(0), SOFTIRQ_OFFSET); wakeup_softirqd(); __local_bh_enable(SOFTIRQ_OFFSET); } } -#endif /* * Exit an interrupt context. Process softirqs if needed and possible: _ Subject: Subject: softirq: reduce invoke_softirq() code duplication Patches currently in -mm which might be from heiko.carstens@xxxxxxxxxx are linux-next.patch softirq-reduce-invoke_softirq-code-duplication.patch posix_types-make-__kernel_id32_t-default-to-unsigned-int.patch posix_types-make-it-possible-to-override-__kernel_fsid_t.patch s390-use-generic-posix_typesh.patch posix_types-remove-fd_set-macros.patch bitops-introduce-for_each_clear_bit.patch s390-char-use-for_each_clear_bit.patch ipc-provide-generic-compat-versions-of-ipc-syscalls.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html