linux-kernel - Re: [patch V2 08/29] x86/cpu_entry

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Date:   Fri, 5 Apr 2019 12:25:54 -0700
From:   Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [patch V2 08/29] x86/cpu_entry_area: Cleanup setup functions

On Fri, Apr 05, 2019 at 05:07:06PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> No point in retrieving the entry area pointer over and over. Do it once and
> use unsigned int for 'cpu' consistently.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> ---

"consistent" might be a bit of a stretch for 'unsigned int cpu' vs 'int cpu' :-)

Reviewed-by: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>