linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/7] x86, smp: Convert msr-smp.c to an smp library

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Message-ID: <4B589839.7050801@zytor.com>
Date:	Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:08:57 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
CC:	mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de, andreas.herrmann3@....com,
	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] x86, smp: Convert msr-smp.c to an smp library

On 01/21/2010 08:41 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> From: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>
> 
> Put all smp-related helpers into lib/smp.c to use for the rest of the
> kernel.
> 

NAK.  It's better to have more and smaller source files rather than
fewer and larger.  Create a new file for the wbinvd helpers.

	-hpa
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