linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: don't add new __cpuinit users to Merrifield platform code

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Date:	Wed, 22 Jan 2014 14:23:33 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	David Cohen <david.a.cohen@...ux.intel.com>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	Fei Yang <fei.yang@...el.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: don't add new __cpuinit users to Merrifield platform
 code

On 01/22/2014 10:09 AM, David Cohen wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 10:08:03AM -0800, David Cohen wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:35:25PM -0500, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
>>> Commit bc20aa48bbb3068224a1c91f8332971fdb689fad ("x86, intel-mid:
>>> Add Merrifield platform support")  added new instances of __cpuinit
>>> usage.  We removed this a couple versions ago; we now want to remove
>>> the compat no-op stubs.  Introducing new users is not what we want to
>>> see at this point in time, as it will break once the stubs are gone.
>>>
>>> This also fixes an out of sync __init vs. __cpuinit -- as the former
>>> is real, and the latter is a no-op; hence it would have been a section
>>> mismatch.
>>>
>>> Cc: David Cohen <david.a.cohen@...ux.intel.com>
>>> Cc: Fei Yang <fei.yang@...el.com>
>>> Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
>>
>> Thanks for the patch.
>>
>> Acked-by: David Cohen <david.a.cohen@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> Grr... wrong acked version :)
> I'm getting back this ack.

?!  I don't see any other version?

	-hpa


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