linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/2] x86,apic: Use logical OR in noop-write operation

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Date:	Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:48:38 +0300
From:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
To:	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...e.hu, hpa@...or.com,
	macro@...ux-mips.org, yinghai@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 2/2] x86,apic: Use logical OR in noop-write operation

On Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 06:53:18PM +0300, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> For apic noop'ified we have to use logical OR statement,
> otherwise any write on systems shipped with 82489DX
> (where apic presence bit can't be retrieved via cpuid)
> will not trigger the warning which is not desired.
>
...

Ingo please dont apply this patch. Perhaps we may warn unconditionally
(as Peter marked) which would be more clear approach indeed. Need more
time to check all code flows.

Sorry for inconvenience.

	-- Cyrill
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