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

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Message-ID: <4982BF53.105@kernel.org>
Date:	Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:50:27 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
CC:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	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.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>

Committed to #tj-percpu.  Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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