linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 09/15] x86/mtrr: allocate mtrr

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Date:   Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:07:50 +0200
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
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>,
        Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 09/15] x86/mtrr: allocate mtrr_value array dynamically

On 12.04.23 23:11, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 01, 2023 at 08:36:46AM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
> 
> TBH, I'm not really crazy about adding more ifdeffery.
> 
> Wondering if adding a 32-bit only build object:
> 
> obj-$(CONFIG_X86_32) += amd.o cyrix.o centaur.o legacy.o
> 
> to arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/Makefile and moving all that gunk over
> there, out of the way, would be even cleaner...

Yes, that should be rather simple.

Will add a patch to do that.


Juergen

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