linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: fix section mismatch in LAPIC initialization

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Date:	Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:29:48 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...ell.com>
CC:	mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: fix section mismatch in LAPIC initialization

On 01/03/2011 07:03 AM, Jan Beulich wrote:
> Doing things conditionally upon spm_processor_id() being zero is
> generally a bad idea, as this means CPU 0 cannot be offlined and
> brought back online later again. While there may be other places where
> this is done, I think adding more of those should be avoided so that
> some day SMP really becomes "symmetrical".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>

The description doesn't really match the subject line...

	-hpa
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