Re: [PATCH] x86 microcode: work_on_cpu and cleanup of thesynchronization logic

[Ingo Molnar]

* Dmitry Adamushko <dmitry.adamushko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> +static long collect_cpu_info_local(void *arg)
> +{
> +	struct collect_for_cpu *cfc = arg;
> +
> +	BUG_ON(cfc->cpu != raw_smp_processor_id());
> +
> +	return microcode_ops->collect_cpu_info(cfc->cpu, cfc->cpu_sig);
> +}
> +
> +static int collect_cpu_info_on_target(int cpu, struct cpu_signature *cpu_sig)
> +{
> +	struct collect_for_cpu cfc = { .cpu_sig = cpu_sig, .cpu = cpu };
> +
> +	return work_on_cpu(cpu, collect_cpu_info_local, &cfc);
> +}

Couldnt this be done without work_on_cpu(), by using 
smp_call_function()?

	Ingo
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