[SMP BUG?] the return value of is_smp() is bug?

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Monday 01 September 2014 19:35:34 Wang Long wrote:
> In kernel 3.17-rc2, when i set CONFIG_HAVE_SMP = y and CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP = y 
> in .config file. the secondary core can not boot.
> 
> when i set CONFIG_HAVE_SMP = y and CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP = n in .config file,
> the secondary core can boot.
> 
> But this does not happen in kernel 3.10 lts kernel, Whether the 
> CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP is set yes or no ,the secondary core can boot.
> 
> Does the meaning of CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP changed or this is a bug in kernel 3.17-rc2 ? 
> 
> 
> I write the following patch to test the return value of is_smp().
> 

Can you check the value of CONFIG_SMP?

CONFIG_HAVE_SMP is set by platforms that allow enabling SMP, but you
still have the choice to set CONFIG_SMP on or off.

	Arnd