linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/10] x86, xsave: check cpuid level for XSTATE

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Message-Id: <1279664764.2899.54.camel@sbs-t61.sc.intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:26:04 -0700
From:	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
To:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/10] x86, xsave: check cpuid level for XSTATE_CPUID
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On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 11:50 -0700, Robert Richter wrote:
> The patch adds a check that tests if XSTATE_CPUID exists.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>

While we are at this, can you please rename the other hardcoded 0xd's
with XSTATE_CPUID in xsave.c?

> + struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(0);

Can we use boot_cpu_data instead of cpu_data(0).

thanks.

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