The core device API performs extra housekeeping bits that are missing from directly calling cpu_up/down. See commit a6717c01ddc2 ("powerpc/rtas: use device model APIs and serialization during LPM") for an example description of what might go wrong. This also prepares to make cpu_up/down a private interface for anything but the cpu subsystem. Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@xxxxxxx> CC: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> CC: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx> CC: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: sparclinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CC: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- David, this now uses add/remove_cpu() which you should be CCed on. I wasn't sure if I can keep your Ack or remove it in this case. Please let me know if you need more clarification. arch/sparc/kernel/ds.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/ds.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/ds.c index bbf59b3b4af8..75232cbd58bf 100644 --- a/arch/sparc/kernel/ds.c +++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/ds.c @@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ static int dr_cpu_configure(struct ds_info *dp, struct ds_cap_state *cp, printk(KERN_INFO "ds-%llu: Starting cpu %d...\n", dp->id, cpu); - err = cpu_up(cpu); + err = add_cpu(cpu); if (err) { __u32 res = DR_CPU_RES_FAILURE; __u32 stat = DR_CPU_STAT_UNCONFIGURED; @@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ static int dr_cpu_unconfigure(struct ds_info *dp, printk(KERN_INFO "ds-%llu: Shutting down cpu %d...\n", dp->id, cpu); - err = cpu_down(cpu); + err = remove_cpu(cpu); if (err) dr_cpu_mark(resp, cpu, ncpus, DR_CPU_RES_FAILURE, -- 2.17.1