linux-kernel - Re: [patch 4/4] x86, apic: Always define nox2apic and define it as initdata

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1402052131100.24986@ionos.tec.linutronix.de>
Date:	Wed, 5 Feb 2014 21:31:22 +0100 (CET)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 4/4] x86, apic: Always define nox2apic and define it as
 initdata

On Tue, 4 Feb 2014, David Rientjes wrote:
> The "nox2apic" variable can be defined as __initdata since it is only
> used for bootstrap.  It can now unconditionally be defined since it will
> later be freed.
> 
> At the same time, it is also better off as a bool.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
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