kernel_optimize_test/arch/x86_64
Christoph Lameter 3e1d1d28d9 [PATCH] Cleanup patch for process freezing
1. Establish a simple API for process freezing defined in linux/include/sched.h:

   frozen(process)		Check for frozen process
   freezing(process)		Check if a process is being frozen
   freeze(process)		Tell a process to freeze (go to refrigerator)
   thaw_process(process)	Restart process
   frozen_process(process)	Process is frozen now

2. Remove all references to PF_FREEZE and PF_FROZEN from all
   kernel sources except sched.h

3. Fix numerous locations where try_to_freeze is manually done by a driver

4. Remove the argument that is no longer necessary from two function calls.

5. Some whitespace cleanup

6. Clear potential race in refrigerator (provides an open window of PF_FREEZE
   cleared before setting PF_FROZEN, recalc_sigpending does not check
   PF_FROZEN).

This patch does not address the problem of freeze_processes() violating the rule
that a task may only modify its own flags by setting PF_FREEZE. This is not clean
in an SMP environment. freeze(process) is therefore not SMP safe!

Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <christoph@lameter.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-06-25 17:10:13 -07:00
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boot [PATCH] use ${CROSS_COMPILE}installkernel in arch/*/boot/install.sh 2005-06-23 09:45:07 -07:00
ia32 [PATCH] x86_64: never block forced SIGSEGV 2005-06-23 09:45:13 -07:00
kernel [PATCH] Cleanup patch for process freezing 2005-06-25 17:10:13 -07:00
lib [PATCH] Platform SMIs and their interferance with tsc based delay calibration 2005-06-23 09:45:08 -07:00
mm [PATCH] xen: x86_64: use more usermode macro 2005-06-23 09:45:14 -07:00
oprofile Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
pci [PATCH] x86/x86_64: pcibus_to_node 2005-06-23 09:45:08 -07:00
defconfig [PATCH] x86_64: Update defconfig 2005-05-17 07:59:17 -07:00
Kconfig [PATCH] i386: Selectable Frequency of the Timer Interrupt 2005-06-23 09:45:10 -07:00
Kconfig.debug Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
Makefile Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00