linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: pass in cpu number to switch_to_new

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Message-ID: <49822161.6050205@goop.org>
Date:	Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:36:33 -0800
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: pass in cpu number to switch_to_new_gdt()

Brian Gerst wrote:
> Impact: cleanup, prepare for xen boot fix.
>
> Xen needs to call this function very early to setup the GDT and
> per-cpu segments.  Remove the call to smp_processor_id() and just
> pass in the cpu number.
>   

Unfortunate that still not sufficient for a Xen boot.  I had to separate 
the gdt reload from the segment register reload.  Patches follow.

    J
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