Re: [PATCH] x86, therm: Only read the initial value of thermal LVT entry on BSP

[Yong Wang <yong.y.wang@linux.intel.com>]

On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 02:16:55PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> * Yong Wang <yong.y.wang@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 11:25:21AM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > > 
> > > i dont disagree with the fix, but could we please do it a bit cleaner, 
> > > and initialize a proper file-scope lvtthrm_init value from a different 
> > > boot-CPU-only function? (not intel_init_thermal)
> > > 
> > 
> > Thanks for your comments. Just want to make sure I understand correctly.
> > By 'file-scope', do you want me to define lvtthrm_init as a static
> > variable but not to define it in any function?
> 
> Correct - i'd suggest to put it next to other file-scope variables at 
> the top of the .c file. Maybe make it __read_mostly as well.
> 

OK, will do.

> > > that makes it cleaner, and also it will work if we dont boot on 
> > > cpu==0. (should that ever occur)
> > > 
> > 
> > May I know when will this happen?
> 
> It's not really expected - we factorize the CPU IDs (which are logical) 
> so that the boot CPU is 0. But relying on cpu==0 is the boot cpu is not 
> clean and the resulting code is harder to read.
> 

There does not seem to be 'boot-CPU-only function' in that .c file. What
about changing cpu==0 to cpu==boot_cpu_id? Does that help?

Thanks
-Yong