[PATCH] powerpc/powerpnv: Properly handle failure starting CPUs
Benjamin Herrenschmidt
benh at kernel.crashing.org
Sat May 4 13:21:00 EST 2013
If OPAL returns an error, propagate it upward rather than spinning
seconds waiting for a CPU that will never show up
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh at kernel.crashing.org>
---
arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c
index 0bdc735..6a3ecca 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ int pnv_smp_kick_cpu(int nr)
if (!paca[nr].cpu_start && firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_OPALv2)) {
pr_devel("OPAL: Starting CPU %d (HW 0x%x)...\n", nr, pcpu);
rc = opal_start_cpu(pcpu, start_here);
- if (rc != OPAL_SUCCESS)
+ if (rc != OPAL_SUCCESS) {
pr_warn("OPAL Error %ld starting CPU %d\n",
rc, nr);
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
}
return smp_generic_kick_cpu(nr);
}
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