linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: adjust enable_NMI_through

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Date:	Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:37:25 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: adjust enable_NMI_through_LVT0()


* Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com> wrote:

> Its previous use in a call to on_each_cpu() was pointless, as at the 
> time that code gets executed only one CPU is online. Further, the 
> function can be __cpuinit, and for this to work without 
> CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU setup_nmi() must also get an attribute (this one 
> can even be __init; on 64-bits check_timer() also was lacking that 
> attribute).

thanks, applied.

	Ingo
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