linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 10/16] x86/mtrr: get rid of __mtrr

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Date:   Wed,  2 Nov 2022 08:47:07 +0100
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Cc:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 10/16] x86/mtrr: get rid of __mtrr_enabled bool

There is no need for keeping __mtrr_enabled, as it can easily be
replaced by testing mtrr_if to be not NULL.

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
---
V4:
- new patch
V5:
- rebase
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c | 13 +++++--------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
index a468be5d778f..f671be9823b6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
@@ -59,11 +59,9 @@
 #define MTRR_TO_PHYS_WC_OFFSET 1000
 
 u32 num_var_ranges;
-static bool __mtrr_enabled;
-
 static bool mtrr_enabled(void)
 {
-	return __mtrr_enabled;
+	return !!mtrr_if;
 }
 
 unsigned int mtrr_usage_table[MTRR_MAX_VAR_RANGES];
@@ -755,18 +753,17 @@ void __init mtrr_bp_init(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (mtrr_if) {
-		__mtrr_enabled = true;
+	if (mtrr_enabled()) {
 		set_num_var_ranges(mtrr_if == &generic_mtrr_ops);
 		init_table();
 		if (mtrr_if == &generic_mtrr_ops) {
 			/* BIOS may override */
-			__mtrr_enabled = get_mtrr_state();
-
-			if (mtrr_enabled()) {
+			if (get_mtrr_state()) {
 				memory_caching_control |= CACHE_MTRR | CACHE_PAT;
 				changed_by_mtrr_cleanup = mtrr_cleanup(phys_addr);
 				cache_cpu_init();
+			} else {
+				mtrr_if = NULL;
 			}
 		}
 	}
-- 
2.35.3