On Mon, 2014-12-22 at 14:38 +0800, Dongsheng Wang wrote:
> From: Wang Dongsheng <dongsheng.w...@freescale.com>
> 
> Kernel cannot bring up Non-boot cpus always get "Processor xx is stuck".
> this issue bring by http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/418912/ (powerpc:
> Secondary CPUs must set cpu_callin_map after setting active and online)
> We need to take timebase after bootup cpu give the timebase firstly.
> 
> When start_secondary, non-boot cpus set cpu_callin_map for boot cpu
> after that boot cpu will give the timebase for non-boot cpu. Otherwise
> non-boot cpus will fall in dead loop to waiting bootup cpu to give
> imebase.

Right.

However, doesn't this introduce the possibility that the secondary cpu is up
and marked online but has an unsynchronised clock?

cheers


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