linux-kernel - [RFC][PATCH 26/34] x86/cpu: Zap superfluous get_cpu_address

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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:40:00 -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 26/34] x86/cpu: Zap superfluous get_cpu_address_sizes()


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

All of the 'x86_config' state is established by the boot CPU long
before generic_identify().  There is no need to call
get_cpu_address_sizes() again.

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

 b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c |    2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff -puN arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c~zap-extra-get_cpu_address_sizes arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c~zap-extra-get_cpu_address_sizes	2024-02-22 10:09:01.292957116 -0800
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c	2024-02-22 10:09:01.296957273 -0800
@@ -1770,8 +1770,6 @@ static void generic_identify(struct cpui
 
 	get_cpu_cap(c);
 
-	get_cpu_address_sizes(c);
-
 	if (c->cpuid_level >= 0x00000001) {
 		c->topo.initial_apicid = (cpuid_ebx(1) >> 24) & 0xFF;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
_