linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/7] x86/cpu: Move early cpu initialization into a separate translation unit

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Date:   Sat, 19 May 2018 10:47:33 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] x86/cpu: Move early cpu initialization into a separate
 translation unit

On Fri, 18 May 2018, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:

> __pgtable_l5_enabled shouldn't be needed after system has booted, we can
> mark it as __initdata, but it requires preparation.
> 
> This patch moves early cpu initialization into a separate translation
> unit. This limits effect of USE_EARLY_PGTABLE_L5 to less code.
> 
> Without the change cpu_init() uses __pgtable_l5_enabled. cpu_init() is
> not __init function and it leads to section mismatch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>

This makes a lot of sense independent of 5level changes.

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