linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86: fix crash on cpu hotplug on pat-incapable machines

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Date:	Wed, 14 May 2008 12:20:32 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] x86: fix crash on cpu hotplug on pat-incapable machines

pat_disable() is __init, which means it goes away after booting is complete.
Unfortunately it is used by the hotplug code if the machine is not
pat-capable, causing a crash.

Fix by marking pat_disable() as __cpuinit.

Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
---
 arch/x86/mm/pat.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
index 60adbe2..5a969c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAT
 int __read_mostly pat_wc_enabled = 1;
 
-void __init pat_disable(char *reason)
+void __cpuinit pat_disable(char *reason)
 {
 	pat_wc_enabled = 0;
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s\n", reason);
-- 
1.5.5.1

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