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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-10-17 09:29:55 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-10-17 09:29:55 -0700
commitc53dbf54863e7f3b0b8810dda2bdd0290006bdac (patch)
treef783074f1bec1112bf1148a077e0114a38403ad4 /include/linux/interrupt.h
parentb73b636e8987f8728c6c700377615757691b9a55 (diff)
parentf73e2d13a16cc88c4faa4729967f92bfeec8a142 (diff)
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block
* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block: block: remove __generic_unplug_device() from exports block: move q->unplug_work initialization blktrace: pass zfcp driver data blktrace: add support for driver data block: fix current kernel-doc warnings block: only call ->request_fn when the queue is not stopped block: simplify string handling in elv_iosched_store() block: fix kernel-doc for blk_alloc_devt() block: fix nr_phys_segments miscalculation bug block: add partition attribute for partition number block: add BIG FAT WARNING to CONFIG_DEBUG_BLOCK_EXT_DEVT softirq: Add support for triggering softirq work on softirqs.
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/interrupt.h')
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diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 54b3623434e..35a61dc60d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
#include <linux/hardirq.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
#include <linux/irqflags.h>
+#include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
#include <asm/atomic.h>
#include <asm/ptrace.h>
#include <asm/system.h>
@@ -273,6 +275,25 @@ extern void softirq_init(void);
extern void raise_softirq_irqoff(unsigned int nr);
extern void raise_softirq(unsigned int nr);
+/* This is the worklist that queues up per-cpu softirq work.
+ *
+ * send_remote_sendirq() adds work to these lists, and
+ * the softirq handler itself dequeues from them. The queues
+ * are protected by disabling local cpu interrupts and they must
+ * only be accessed by the local cpu that they are for.
+ */
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct list_head [NR_SOFTIRQS], softirq_work_list);
+
+/* Try to send a softirq to a remote cpu. If this cannot be done, the
+ * work will be queued to the local cpu.
+ */
+extern void send_remote_softirq(struct call_single_data *cp, int cpu, int softirq);
+
+/* Like send_remote_softirq(), but the caller must disable local cpu interrupts
+ * and compute the current cpu, passed in as 'this_cpu'.
+ */
+extern void __send_remote_softirq(struct call_single_data *cp, int cpu,
+ int this_cpu, int softirq);
/* Tasklets --- multithreaded analogue of BHs.