linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Clean up mwait_play

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Message-ID: <4DA5DF89.5040302@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:38:17 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
CC:	Frank Arnold <farnold@...64.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Clean up mwait_play_dead

On 04/13/2011 10:36 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>>
>> This should be using this_cpu_has()... if that's not in the tree yet we
>> should add it.
> 
> Looks like it is still in tip/x86/mm.
> 
> We could either redo the patch properly when this_cpu_has() is merged or
> add the change against that branch.
> 

It really should probably have been in tip:x86/cpu not x86/mm, but since
this is so simple we can just add it to the branch.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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