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Date:      Tue, 5 Jun 2007 16:41:50 -0400
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>
To:        Jeff Roberson <jeff@freebsd.org>
Cc:        cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/compat/ndis kern_windrv.c src/sys/i386/i386 machdep.c mp_machdep.c sys_machdep.c vm_machdep.c src/sys/i386/include proc.h
Message-ID:  <200706051641.50876.jhb@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <200705202203.l4KM3wbj020656@repoman.freebsd.org>
References:  <200705202203.l4KM3wbj020656@repoman.freebsd.org>

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On Sunday 20 May 2007 06:03:57 pm Jeff Roberson wrote:
> jeff        2007-05-20 22:03:57 UTC
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/compat/ndis      kern_windrv.c 
>     sys/i386/i386        machdep.c mp_machdep.c sys_machdep.c 
>                          vm_machdep.c 
>     sys/i386/include     proc.h 
>   Log:
>    - Move GDT/LDT locking into a seperate spinlock, removing the global
>      scheduler lock from this responsibility.
>   
>   Contributed by: Attilio Rao <attilio@FreeBSD.org>
>   Tested by:      jeff, kkenn
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.279     +0 -2      src/sys/i386/i386/mp_machdep.c

This change has nothing to do with GDT/LDT locking.  It's purpose was to keep 
the APs from entering the scheduler until all the CPUs were up and running.
However, the looping on smp_started is probably sufficient.

-- 
John Baldwin



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