linux-kernel - Re: [Patch v3 05/13] x86/smt: Create cpu_smt_enabled static key for SMT specific code

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Date:   Fri, 19 Oct 2018 09:51:58 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Casey Schaufler <casey.schaufler@...el.com>,
        Asit Mallick <asit.k.mallick@...el.com>,
        Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jon Masters <jcm@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [Patch v3 05/13] x86/smt: Create cpu_smt_enabled static key for
 SMT specific code

On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 10:59:33AM -0700, Tim Chen wrote:
> diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
> index 3adecda..ad28afc 100644
> --- a/kernel/cpu.c
> +++ b/kernel/cpu.c
> @@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_hotplug_enable);
>  #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_SMT
>  enum cpuhp_smt_control cpu_smt_control __read_mostly = CPU_SMT_ENABLED;
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_smt_control);
> +DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(cpu_smt_enabled);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_smt_enabled);

We already have sched_smt_present; please merge the two. It is pointless
having this twice.