Re: [PATCH 17/20] SMP: Implement on_cpu()

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> Well, smp_call_function_single() is arch specific whereas on_cpu() is

Yes, but the few instances should be relatively easy to fix.

> generic code.  Perhaps rename smp_call_function_single() to
> __smp_call_function_single() and on_cpu() to smp_call_function_single()?

The low level function checks for this anyways. Instead of erroring
it should just DTRT.

> 
> I dislike the loss of symmetry though.

on_each_cpu() was imho always a mistake. It would have been better
to just fix smp_call_function() directly

-Andi

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