linux-kernel - Re: __cpuinit early_init

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1110171650030.13515@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
Date:	Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:55:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Knut Petersen <Knut_Petersen@...nline.de>
cc:	hpa@...or.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: __cpuinit early_init_intel() called twice

On Mon, 17 Oct 2011, Knut Petersen wrote:

> Well, I just realized that there are two "Disabled fast string operations"
> entries in the boot log - that means early_init_intel() is called _twice_.
> I had expected something else. Is this the expected behaviour or shall
> I have a look at the call trees?
> 

I suspect it should only be called twice for the boot processor, once via 
early_identify_cpu() and once via init_intel() for each cpu.
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