linux-kernel - Re: [patch 12/17] init: Invoke arch_cpu_finalize

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Date:   Thu, 15 Jun 2023 21:44:12 +0000
From:   "Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [patch 12/17] init: Invoke arch_cpu_finalize_init() earlier

On Wed, 2023-06-14 at 01:39 +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Fortunately none of the init calls between calibrate_delay() and
> arch_cpu_finalize_init() is relevant for the functionality of
> arch_cpu_finalize_init().
> 

Reviewed-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>

I did my best to find a counterpoint to this statement. The only thing
I found was that lockdep_init_task(&init_task) in fork_init() is now
called after the spin_lock() usage in set_memory_4k(). But AFAICT, that
whole lockdep_init_task() call is unneeded because the fields it sets
are already statically initialized. I mention only because I'm not 100%
sure the lockdep_init_task() call is not serving some purpose I'm
missing.