linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] x86/acpi: Drop duplicate BOOT table initialization

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Date:   Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:18:08 +0800
From:   Cao jin <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Shiyang Ruan <ruansy.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
CC:     the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] x86/acpi: Drop duplicate BOOT table initialization

On 11/15/19 5:09 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 6:06 AM Shiyang Ruan <ruansy.fnst@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Cao jin <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
>>
>> ACPI BOOT table is initialized in both acpi_boot_table_init &
>> acpi_boot_init of setup_arch, but its usage is quite late at the end of
>> start_kernel. It should be safe to drop one of them. Since it is less
>> related with table init, drop it from there.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Cao jin <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
> 
> Please resend with a CC to linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
> 

Sure. It is better to let get_maintainer.pl tell the whole list.

-- 
Sincerely,
Cao jin