linux-stable.git/include/linux/smp_types.h, branch v5.8.2 Linux kernel stable tree smp, irq_work: Continue smp_call_function*() and irq_work*() integration 2020-06-28T15:01:20+00:00 Peter Zijlstra peterz@infradead.org 2020-06-22T10:01:25+00:00 8c4890d1c3358fb8023d46e1e554c41d54f02878 Instead of relying on BUG_ON() to ensure the various data structures line up, use a bunch of horrible unions to make it all automatic. Much of the union magic is to ensure irq_work and smp_call_function do not (yet) see the members of their respective data structures change name. Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200622100825.844455025@infradead.org 
Instead of relying on BUG_ON() to ensure the various data structures
line up, use a bunch of horrible unions to make it all automatic.

Much of the union magic is to ensure irq_work and smp_call_function do
not (yet) see the members of their respective data structures change
name.

Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200622100825.844455025@infradead.org