linux-kernel - [PATCH 03/15] x86: remove early_gdt

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Message-Id: <1213021018-14159-4-git-send-email-gcosta@redhat.com>
Date:	Mon,  9 Jun 2008 11:16:46 -0300
From:	Glauber Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...e.hu,
	hugh@...itas.com,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
Subject: [PATCH 03/15] x86: remove early_gdt_descr reference

since we use switch_to_new_gdt, there is no point
in assigning early_gdt_descr except for the first
assignment, which is done manually.

Signed-off-by: Glauber Costa <gcosta@...hat.com>
CC: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c           |    1 -
 arch/x86/mach-voyager/voyager_smp.c |    1 -
 2 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index c77a7d2..181b109 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -898,7 +898,6 @@ do_rest:
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	per_cpu(current_task, cpu) = c_idle.idle;
 	init_gdt(cpu);
-	early_gdt_descr.address = (unsigned long)get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu);
 	c_idle.idle->thread.ip = (unsigned long) start_secondary;
 	/* Stack for startup_32 can be just as for start_secondary onwards */
 	irq_ctx_init(cpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/mach-voyager/voyager_smp.c b/arch/x86/mach-voyager/voyager_smp.c
index 8dedd01..6b97d9b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mach-voyager/voyager_smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mach-voyager/voyager_smp.c
@@ -529,7 +529,6 @@ static void __init do_boot_cpu(__u8 cpu)
 
 	init_gdt(cpu);
 	per_cpu(current_task, cpu) = idle;
-	early_gdt_descr.address = (unsigned long)get_cpu_gdt_table(cpu);
 	irq_ctx_init(cpu);
 
 	/* Note: Don't modify initial ss override */
-- 
1.5.4.5

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