linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 16/16] x86/mtrr: simplify mtrr

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Date:   Sun, 30 Oct 2022 13:06:58 +0100
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 16/16] x86/mtrr: simplify mtrr_ops initialization

On Tue, Oct 04, 2022 at 10:10:23AM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> +#define vendor_mtrr_ops(x) NULL
> +#else
> +#define vendor_mtrr_ops(x) &(x)
> +#endif

The idea is good but this is just as hacky.

Just assign the correct one in each branch without this funky ifdeffery.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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