linux-kernel - Re: MCE: convert static array of pointers to per-cpu variables

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Date:	Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:44:43 +0530
From:	"Srivatsa S. Bhat" <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Sergei Trofimovich <slyich@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Linux PM mailing list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	prasad@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, Ming Lei <tom.leiming@...il.com>,
	Djalal Harouni <tixxdz@...ndz.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>,
	Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	gouders@...bocholt.fh-gelsenkirchen.de,
	Marcos Souza <marcos.mage@...il.com>, justinmattock@...il.com,
	Jeff Chua <jeff.chua.linux@...il.com>
Subject: Re: MCE: convert static array of pointers to per-cpu variables

On 01/27/2012 05:19 AM, Greg KH wrote:

> From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> 
> When I previously fixed up the mce_device code, I used a static array of
> the pointers.  It was (rightfully) pointed out to me that I should be
> using the per_cpu code instead.
> 
> This patch converts the code over to that structure, moving the variable
> back into the per_cpu area, like it used to be for 3.2 and earlier.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> 


Reviewed-by: Srivatsa S. Bhat <srivatsa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

Regards,
Srivatsa S. Bhat

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