linux-kernel - [PATCH] Remove unnecessary irq disabling

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Message-ID: <20070501213050.GD6119@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 1 May 2007 18:30:50 -0300
From:	Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
To:	ak@...e.de, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Remove unnecessary irq disabling

RR asks us if it is really necessary to disable interrupts in
setup_secondary_APIC_clock(). The answer is no, since setup_APIC_timer()
starts by saving irq flags, which also disables them.

Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>

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Glauber de Oliveira Costa
Red Hat Inc.
"Free as in Freedom"

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