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+#ifndef _LINUX_SMPBOOT_H
+#define _LINUX_SMPBOOT_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct task_struct;
+/* Cookie handed to the thread_fn*/
+struct smpboot_thread_data;
+
+/**
+ * struct smp_hotplug_thread - CPU hotplug related thread descriptor
+ * @store:             Pointer to per cpu storage for the task pointers
+ * @list:              List head for core management
+ * @thread_should_run: Check whether the thread should run or not. Called with
+ *                     preemption disabled.
+ * @thread_fn:         The associated thread function
+ * @setup:             Optional setup function, called when the thread gets
+ *                     operational the first time
+ * @cleanup:           Optional cleanup function, called when the thread
+ *                     should stop (module exit)
+ * @park:              Optional park function, called when the thread is
+ *                     parked (cpu offline)
+ * @unpark:            Optional unpark function, called when the thread is
+ *                     unparked (cpu online)
+ * @thread_comm:       The base name of the thread
+ */
+struct smp_hotplug_thread {
+       struct task_struct __percpu     **store;
+       struct list_head                list;
+       int                             (*thread_should_run)(unsigned int cpu);
+       void                            (*thread_fn)(unsigned int cpu);
+       void                            (*setup)(unsigned int cpu);
+       void                            (*cleanup)(unsigned int cpu, bool online);
+       void                            (*park)(unsigned int cpu);
+       void                            (*unpark)(unsigned int cpu);
+       const char                      *thread_comm;
+};
+
+int smpboot_register_percpu_thread(struct smp_hotplug_thread *plug_thread);
+void smpboot_unregister_percpu_thread(struct smp_hotplug_thread *plug_thread);
+int smpboot_thread_schedule(void);
+
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Common SMP CPU bringup/teardown functions
  */
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/smpboot.h>
 
 #include "smpboot.h"
 
        }
 }
 #endif
+
+static LIST_HEAD(hotplug_threads);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(smpboot_threads_lock);
+
+struct smpboot_thread_data {
+       unsigned int                    cpu;
+       unsigned int                    status;
+       struct smp_hotplug_thread       *ht;
+};
+
+enum {
+       HP_THREAD_NONE = 0,
+       HP_THREAD_ACTIVE,
+       HP_THREAD_PARKED,
+};
+
+/**
+ * smpboot_thread_fn - percpu hotplug thread loop function
+ * @data:      thread data pointer
+ *
+ * Checks for thread stop and park conditions. Calls the necessary
+ * setup, cleanup, park and unpark functions for the registered
+ * thread.
+ *
+ * Returns 1 when the thread should exit, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+static int smpboot_thread_fn(void *data)
+{
+       struct smpboot_thread_data *td = data;
+       struct smp_hotplug_thread *ht = td->ht;
+
+       while (1) {
+               set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+               preempt_disable();
+               if (kthread_should_stop()) {
+                       set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+                       preempt_enable();
+                       if (ht->cleanup)
+                               ht->cleanup(td->cpu, cpu_online(td->cpu));
+                       kfree(td);
+                       return 0;
+               }
+
+               if (kthread_should_park()) {
+                       __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+                       preempt_enable();
+                       if (ht->park && td->status == HP_THREAD_ACTIVE) {
+                               BUG_ON(td->cpu != smp_processor_id());
+                               ht->park(td->cpu);
+                               td->status = HP_THREAD_PARKED;
+                       }
+                       kthread_parkme();
+                       /* We might have been woken for stop */
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               BUG_ON(td->cpu != smp_processor_id());
+
+               /* Check for state change setup */
+               switch (td->status) {
+               case HP_THREAD_NONE:
+                       preempt_enable();
+                       if (ht->setup)
+                               ht->setup(td->cpu);
+                       td->status = HP_THREAD_ACTIVE;
+                       preempt_disable();
+                       break;
+               case HP_THREAD_PARKED:
+                       preempt_enable();
+                       if (ht->unpark)
+                               ht->unpark(td->cpu);
+                       td->status = HP_THREAD_ACTIVE;
+                       preempt_disable();
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               if (!ht->thread_should_run(td->cpu)) {
+                       preempt_enable();
+                       schedule();
+               } else {
+                       set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+                       preempt_enable();
+                       ht->thread_fn(td->cpu);
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+static int
+__smpboot_create_thread(struct smp_hotplug_thread *ht, unsigned int cpu)
+{
+       struct task_struct *tsk = *per_cpu_ptr(ht->store, cpu);
+       struct smpboot_thread_data *td;
+
+       if (tsk)
+               return 0;
+
+       td = kzalloc_node(sizeof(*td), GFP_KERNEL, cpu_to_node(cpu));
+       if (!td)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       td->cpu = cpu;
+       td->ht = ht;
+
+       tsk = kthread_create_on_cpu(smpboot_thread_fn, td, cpu,
+                                   ht->thread_comm);
+       if (IS_ERR(tsk)) {
+               kfree(td);
+               return PTR_ERR(tsk);
+       }
+
+       get_task_struct(tsk);
+       *per_cpu_ptr(ht->store, cpu) = tsk;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int smpboot_create_threads(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+       struct smp_hotplug_thread *cur;
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       mutex_lock(&smpboot_threads_lock);
+       list_for_each_entry(cur, &hotplug_threads, list) {
+               ret = __smpboot_create_thread(cur, cpu);
+               if (ret)
+                       break;
+       }
+       mutex_unlock(&smpboot_threads_lock);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static void smpboot_unpark_thread(struct smp_hotplug_thread *ht, unsigned int cpu)
+{
+       struct task_struct *tsk = *per_cpu_ptr(ht->store, cpu);
+
+       kthread_unpark(tsk);
+}
+
+void smpboot_unpark_threads(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+       struct smp_hotplug_thread *cur;
+
+       mutex_lock(&smpboot_threads_lock);
+       list_for_each_entry(cur, &hotplug_threads, list)
+               smpboot_unpark_thread(cur, cpu);
+       mutex_unlock(&smpboot_threads_lock);
+}
+
+static void smpboot_park_thread(struct smp_hotplug_thread *ht, unsigned int cpu)
+{
+       struct task_struct *tsk = *per_cpu_ptr(ht->store, cpu);
+
+       if (tsk)
+               kthread_park(tsk);
+}
+
+void smpboot_park_threads(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+       struct smp_hotplug_thread *cur;
+
+       mutex_lock(&smpboot_threads_lock);
+       list_for_each_entry_reverse(cur, &hotplug_threads, list)
+               smpboot_park_thread(cur, cpu);
+       mutex_unlock(&smpboot_threads_lock);
+}
+
+static void smpboot_destroy_threads(struct smp_hotplug_thread *ht)
+{
+       unsigned int cpu;
+
+       /* We need to destroy also the parked threads of offline cpus */
+       for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+               struct task_struct *tsk = *per_cpu_ptr(ht->store, cpu);
+
+               if (tsk) {
+                       kthread_stop(tsk);
+                       put_task_struct(tsk);
+                       *per_cpu_ptr(ht->store, cpu) = NULL;
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+/**
+ * smpboot_register_percpu_thread - Register a per_cpu thread related to hotplug
+ * @plug_thread:       Hotplug thread descriptor
+ *
+ * Creates and starts the threads on all online cpus.
+ */
+int smpboot_register_percpu_thread(struct smp_hotplug_thread *plug_thread)
+{
+       unsigned int cpu;
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       mutex_lock(&smpboot_threads_lock);
+       for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+               ret = __smpboot_create_thread(plug_thread, cpu);
+               if (ret) {
+                       smpboot_destroy_threads(plug_thread);
+                       goto out;
+               }
+               smpboot_unpark_thread(plug_thread, cpu);
+       }
+       list_add(&plug_thread->list, &hotplug_threads);
+out:
+       mutex_unlock(&smpboot_threads_lock);
+       return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(smpboot_register_percpu_thread);
+
+/**
+ * smpboot_unregister_percpu_thread - Unregister a per_cpu thread related to hotplug
+ * @plug_thread:       Hotplug thread descriptor
+ *
+ * Stops all threads on all possible cpus.
+ */
+void smpboot_unregister_percpu_thread(struct smp_hotplug_thread *plug_thread)
+{
+       get_online_cpus();
+       mutex_lock(&smpboot_threads_lock);
+       list_del(&plug_thread->list);
+       smpboot_destroy_threads(plug_thread);
+       mutex_unlock(&smpboot_threads_lock);
+       put_online_cpus();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(smpboot_unregister_percpu_thread);