[PATCH 0/2] ARM: factorise CPU hotplug code

[Shilimkar, Santosh]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sundar R IYER [mailto:sundar.iyer at stericsson.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 12:46 PM
> To: Shilimkar, Santosh; Will Deacon; Kukjin Kim; Colin Cross
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel at lists.infradead.org
> Subject: RE: [PATCH 0/2] ARM: factorise CPU hotplug code
> 
> Hi Santosh,
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Shilimkar, Santosh [mailto:santosh.shilimkar at ti.com]
> 
> >Generic Approach seems to be good but I think this might complicate few
> >scenario's regarding how _A_ platform wants to handle the hotplug.
> >
> 
> Yes. But the functions cpu_enter_lowpower and cpu_leave_lowpower()
> are still preserved in platform specific files. Only the top helpers are
> moved out.
I saw that and hence was ok with the change to begin with.

> So, platforms can still work out their custom low power mode
> implementations;
> which I believe can vary according to the implementation of (say
> independent) power
> domains for each/multiple cores.
> 
> Is there anything still you think cannot be generalized?
> 
The generic timeout also can be optimized in certain cases or
may be for all platforms.

I am ok with this change as such.

Regards,
Santosh