linux-kernel - [PATCH 01/16] x86, mce: don't init timer if !mce

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Date:	Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:18:45 +0900
From:	Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 01/16] x86, mce: don't init timer if !mce_available

In mce_cpu_restart, mce_init_timer is called unconditionally.
If !mce_available (e.g. mce is disabled), there are no useful work
for timer.  Stop running it.

Signed-off-by: Hidetoshi Seto <seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c |    5 +++--
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
index fabba15..6f9db11 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
@@ -1609,8 +1609,9 @@ static int mce_resume(struct sys_device *dev)
 static void mce_cpu_restart(void *data)
 {
 	del_timer_sync(&__get_cpu_var(mce_timer));
-	if (mce_available(&current_cpu_data))
-		mce_init();
+	if (!mce_available(&current_cpu_data))
+		return;
+	mce_init();
 	mce_init_timer();
 }
 
-- 
1.6.3


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