linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] [MIPS] The tickcount per-cpu variable can become static

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Message-ID: <20080611174415.GE30400@linux-mips.org>
Date:	Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:44:15 +0100
From:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
To:	Dmitri Vorobiev <dmitri.vorobiev@...ial.fi>
Cc:	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] [MIPS] The tickcount per-cpu variable can become
	static

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 05:57:12PM +0300, Dmitri Vorobiev wrote:

> In arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/time.c, the `tickcount' per-cpu
> variable is needlessly defined global, and this patch makes it
> static.
> 
> Noticed by sparse. Tested by booting a Qemu-emulated Malta board
> up to the shell prompt.

Patch is ok - except it tries to fix a piece of code which I've already
removed so I'll drop this one.

  Ralf
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