linux-kernel - [RFC][PATCH 15/34] x86/cpu: Remove default x86_phys

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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:39:46 -0800
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com,pbonzini@...hat.com,tglx@...utronix.de,x86@...nel.org,bp@...en8.de,Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [RFC][PATCH 15/34] x86/cpu: Remove default x86_phys_bits assignment


From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>

This was presumably needed for *some* reason at some point.  It is
useless now.  Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
---

 b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c |    1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN arch/x86/kernel/setup.c~no-early-max_phys_bits-assign arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c~no-early-max_phys_bits-assign	2024-02-22 10:08:55.736738995 -0800
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c	2024-02-22 10:08:55.740739152 -0800
@@ -752,7 +752,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	__flush_tlb_all();
 #else
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Command line: %s\n", boot_command_line);
-	boot_cpu_data.x86_phys_bits = MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS;
 #endif
 
 	/*
_