linux-kernel - [PATCH 11/11] x86: convert to new generic read

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Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:01:38 -0400
From:	Tim Abbott <tabbott@....EDU>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Anders Kaseorg <andersk@....edu>,
	Waseem Daher <wdaher@....edu>,
	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>,
	Jeff Arnold <jbarnold@....edu>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Tim Abbott <tabbott@....edu>
Subject: [PATCH 11/11] x86: convert to new generic read_mostly support.

Signed-off-by: Tim Abbott <tabbott@....edu>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/Kconfig             |    3 +++
 arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h |    2 --
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index bfff845..f12d0db 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ config OUTPUT_FORMAT
 	default "elf32-i386" if X86_32
 	default "elf64-x86-64" if X86_64
 
+config HAVE_READ_MOSTLY_DATA
+       def_bool y
+
 config ARCH_DEFCONFIG
 	string
 	default "arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig" if X86_32
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h
index 5d367ca..16c1e65 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #define L1_CACHE_SHIFT	(CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 #define L1_CACHE_BYTES	(1 << L1_CACHE_SHIFT)
 
-#define __read_mostly __attribute__((__section__(".data.read_mostly")))
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_VSMP
 /* vSMP Internode cacheline shift */
 #define INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT (12)
-- 
1.6.2.1

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