> In multicpu systems in kernel version 2.4.19, how
> can we specify that a function be executed on
> a cpu of our choice(say cpu_2). Moreover if I call a
> function from cpu_1 to be executed on cpu_2, I dont
> want to wait in cpu_1 until complete execution of
> function on cpu_2 . Is it possible?????
>
> Any example would be really helpful. Please
> mail back to vraghava_raju@yahoo.com.
You can't really do it portably across all architectures, Alpha has
smp_call_function_on_cpu which would allow you to do this. If you're
really desperate you could always do something like the following;
http://www.osdl.org/projects/irqapi/results/patch-cpu_hotplug-smp_call_function_on_cpu_i386
Good luck,
Zwane
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