linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: update mptable v7

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Date:	Mon, 9 Jun 2008 20:49:46 +0100 (BST)
From:	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
cc:	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: update mptable v7 - fix

On Mon, 9 Jun 2008, Ingo Molnar wrote:

> here's the condition:
> 
> config X86_MPPARSE
>         def_bool y
>         depends on (X86_32 && (X86_LOCAL_APIC && !X86_VISWS)) || X86_64
> 
> 64-bit has it unconditionally, 32-bit has it on SMP, UP-IOAPIC or 
> UP-local-APIC mode. [ (and VISWS is an ugly complication we should try 
> to eradicate similarly to NUMAQ, if possible :-) ]

 Given X86_64 selects X86_LOCAL_APIC I am not sure the redundancy seen
above does not actually obscure the logic behind...  I think:

	depends on X86_LOCAL_APIC && !X86_VISWS

would be clearer and get the same.

  Maciej
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