linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86: move some code out of arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr

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Date:   Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:20:32 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Cc:     xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, brchuckz@...scape.net,
        jbeulich@...e.com, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86: move some code out of arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr

On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 04:25:47PM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
> index 736262a76a12..e43322f8a4ef 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c

I guess the move's ok but not into cpu/common.c pls. That thing is
huuuge and is a dumping ground for everything.

arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cacheinfo.c looks like a more viable candidate for
all things cache.

Rest looks trivial.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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