linux-kernel - Re: x86: mce: Please revert 22223c9b417be5fd0ab2cf9ad17eb7bd1e19f7b9

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Message-ID: <20091001152624.GL1656@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Thu, 1 Oct 2009 17:26:24 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...glemail.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, x86@...nel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: x86: mce: Please revert 22223c9b417be5fd0ab2cf9ad17eb7bd1e19f7b9

On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 07:34:11AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Of course, if it _requires_ being loaded early for some other reason, then 
> that's a different issue. But don't do it just because we don't have the
> 
> 	#define early_initcall(fn)               module_init(fn)
> 
> line.

Or just drop the patch like I proposed. I don't think it serves 
a very useful purpose anyways.

-Andi
-- 
ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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