linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: vsmp: avoid link error with gcc -Og

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1811051225430.1566@nanos.tec.linutronix.de>
Date:   Mon, 5 Nov 2018 12:27:22 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        x86@...nel.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: vsmp: avoid link error with gcc -Og

Arnd,

On Fri, 2 Nov 2018, Arnd Bergmann wrote:

> When the compiler skips optimizations for ease of debugging,
> teh vsmp_cap_cpus() function is not eliminated from the build
> with CONFIG_PCI=n:

thanks for that, but the code has other issues, which are addressed with
this:

  https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1541404864-31603-1-git-send-email-eial@scalemp.com

That should also solve the problem you've observed.

Thanks,

	tglx