linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 3/3] x86: make MP a required-feature on 64-bit

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Message-ID: <53A48356.5080109@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:54:14 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
CC:	Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	x86@...nel.org, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 3/3] x86: make MP  a required-feature on 64-bit

On 06/20/2014 11:05 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 10:47:22AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> This is run before static_cpu_has().
> 
> static_cpu_has_safe() then - I didn't do it for no reason :-)

No, it has to be cpu_has() -- the dynamic, CPU-specific version.

	-hpa

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