linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 11/16] x86/mtrr: let cache_aps_delayed_init replace mtrr_aps_delayed

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Date:   Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:18:03 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.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 v4 11/16] x86/mtrr: let cache_aps_delayed_init replace
 mtrr_aps_delayed_init

On Tue, Oct 04, 2022 at 10:10:18AM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cacheinfo.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cacheinfo.c
> index 49b60a427fc9..330aa412be63 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cacheinfo.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cacheinfo.c
> @@ -1137,3 +1137,10 @@ void cache_cpu_init(void)
>  	cache_enable();
>  	local_irq_restore(flags);
>  }
> +
> +bool cache_aps_delayed_init;

Why isn't that static and only the accessors set it or clear it?

> +void set_cache_aps_delayed_init(void)
> +{
> +	cache_aps_delayed_init = true;
> +}

Otherwise, there's no point for this thing.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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