linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86,apic: Checking kernel option before detect_init

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Date:	Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:08:43 +0600
From:	Rakib Mullick <rakib.mullick@...il.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86,apic: Checking kernel option before 
	detect_init_APIC()

On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:
>
> * Rakib Mullick <rakib.mullick@...il.com> wrote:
>
> Hm, are you sure this is a cleanup only? (i.e. no side-effects)
My quick review over code, i don't think there's any.Unless I'm not
missing anything. Kernel option has been passed when before kernel
starts, so I think it's safe.
>
> Also, even if it's a pure cleanup, wouldnt it be even cleaner to
> propagate this check into detect_init_APIC() - and thus get rid of
> the open-coded disable_apic check altogether?
Yes, could be. How we'll understand that whether apic has been
disabled from kernel option or not (if we requires later on)?

Rakib
>
>        Ingo
>
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