linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 07/10] x86/mtrr: simplify mtrr_bp

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Date:   Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:40:34 +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, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 07/10] x86/mtrr: simplify mtrr_bp_init()

On Thu, Sep 08, 2022 at 10:49:11AM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
> index 9609a0d235f8..956838bb4481 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
> @@ -761,13 +761,10 @@ void __init mtrr_bp_init(void)
>  			mtrr_enabled = get_mtrr_state();
>  
>  			if (mtrr_enabled) {
> -				mtrr_bp_pat_init();
>  				cache_generic |= CACHE_GENERIC_MTRR |
>  						 CACHE_GENERIC_PAT;
> -			}
> -
> -			if (mtrr_cleanup(phys_addr)) {
> -				changed_by_mtrr_cleanup = 1;
> +				changed_by_mtrr_cleanup =
> +					mtrr_cleanup(phys_addr);

Just let those lines stick out.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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