linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][retry 2] Conform L3 Cache Index Disable to Linux standards From: Eric Lammerts <eric@...merts.org>

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Date:	Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:33:29 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Mark Langsdorf <mark.langsdorf@....com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de,
	eric@...merts.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][retry 2] Conform L3 Cache Index Disable to Linux
 standards From:  Eric Lammerts <eric@...merts.org>

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:50:47 -0600
Mark Langsdorf <mark.langsdorf@....com> wrote:

> Add ABI Documentation entry and fix some /sys directory formating
> issues with the L3 Cache Index Disable feature for future AMD
> processors. __Add a check to disable it for family 0x10 models
> that do not support it yet.

x86_64 allnoconfig:

arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_cacheinfo.c:556: warning: 'free_cache_attributes' defined but not used
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_cacheinfo.c:596: warning: 'detect_cache_attributes' defined but not used

Fixing these revealed another shower of unused functions.  Fixing those
led to an even bigger shower.

Obviously, the code is a mess and needs some thought, understanding and
restructuring so that mere mortals can correctly modify it.

I'll drop the patches.   Please test version 3 a bit better?
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