linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH x86] [15/16] Force __cpuinit on for CONFIG_PM without HOTPLUG

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Message-ID: <20080110112607.GE28740@does.not.exist>
Date:	Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:26:07 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	rjw@...k.pl, pavel@...e.cz, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH x86] [15/16] Force __cpuinit on for CONFIG_PM without
	HOTPLUG_CPU

On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 12:15:15PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > But your patch does:
> > 
> > +config PM_CPUINIT
> > +       bool
> > +       depends on PM
> 
> That is because arch/x86/power/cpu.c where this happens is currently
> 
> obj-$(CONFIG_PM)                += cpu.o
> 
> If it was changed to CONFIG_something else then yes that dependency
> should be changed too.


Then fix this first.


And the following other points you didn't bother to reply to also still 
stand even after this fix:
- already __cpuinit code will waste memory with CONFIG_PM_SLEEP=y
- change shouldn't be x86 specific


> -Andi

cu
Adrian

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