linux-kernel - Re: [patch 09/23] x86/x2apic: Add proper state tracking

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Message-ID: <20150116185810.GJ18880@pd.tnic>
Date:	Fri, 16 Jan 2015 19:58:10 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jiang Liu <jiang.liu@...ux.intel.com>,
	Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, x86@...nel.org,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 09/23] x86/x2apic: Add proper state tracking

On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 09:22:22PM -0000, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Having 3 different variables to track the state is just silly and
> error prone. Add a proper state tracking variable which covers the
> three possible states: ON/OFF/DISABLED.
> 
> We cannot use x2apic_mode for this as this would require to change all
> users of x2apic_mode with explicit comparisons for a state value
> instead of treating it as boolean.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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