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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 15/22] x86/topology: Switch over to GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
From: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron () Huawei ! com>
Date: 2023-11-28 15:16:40
Message-ID: 20231128151640.00007d8f () Huawei ! com
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On Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:30:35 +0000
Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk> wrote:
> From: James Morse <james.morse@arm.com>
>
> Now that GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES calls arch_register_cpu(), which can be
> overridden by the arch code, switch over to this to allow common code
> to choose when the register_cpu() call is made.
>
> x86's struct cpus come from struct x86_cpu, which has no other members
> or users. Remove this and use the version defined by common code.
>
> This is an intermediate step to the logic being moved to drivers/acpi,
> where GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES will do the work when booting with acpi=off.
>
> This patch also has the effect of moving the registration of CPUs from
> subsys to driver core initialisation, prior to any initcalls running.
>
> Signed-off-by: James Morse <james.morse@arm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
In perfect world, I'd have liked the structure squash done as a precursor
as then the patch would have been a little less noisy.
However, sometimes it's just not worth the effort.
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@huawei.com>
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