[RFC PATCH 1/2] arm64: run softirqs on the per-CPU IRQ stack

[Qi Zheng]

On 2022/7/7 21:53, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 3:43 PM Qi Zheng <zhengqi.arch at bytedance.com> wrote:
>> On 2022/7/7 20:58, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>>> On Thu, Jul 7, 2022 at 1:05 PM Qi Zheng <zhengqi.arch at bytedance.com> wrote:
>>> Are there any architectures left that use IRQ stacks but don't
>>> set HAVE_SOFTIRQ_ON_OWN_STACK? If not, we could
>>> also consider removing the Kconfig symbol and just requiring
>>> it to be done this way (for non-PREEMPT_RT).
>>
>> I haven't taken a close look at other architectures than x86 and arm,
>> but I think it's a good idea.
> 
> I had another look in the meantime, and I think it's only mips and loongarch
> now that don't use HAVE_SOFTIRQ_ON_OWN_STACK. Not sure about
> arch/um/, which is a bit different from the rest.

I just glanced at arch/um/, and it's really different from the rest:

  * Unlike i386, UML doesn't receive IRQs on the normal kernel stack
  * and switch over to the IRQ stack after some preparation.

> 
>         Arnd

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Thanks,
Qi