Re: [PATCH] x86/apic: Fix the issues in x2apic_disable()

[Yuntao Wang <yuntao.wang@linux.dev>]

On Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:48:05 +0200, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 12 2024 at 18:08, Yuntao Wang wrote:
> >  static __init void x2apic_disable(void)
> >  {
> > -	u32 x2apic_id, state = x2apic_state;
> > +	u32 x2apic_id;
> >  
> > -	x2apic_mode = 0;
> > -	x2apic_state = X2APIC_DISABLED;
> > -
> > -	if (state != X2APIC_ON)
> > -		return;
> > +	if (x2apic_state < X2APIC_ON)
> > +		goto out;
> 
> There is no point in overwriting the state in case it is < ON, no?

Are you saying that we should replace 'goto out' with a return statement?

However, when x2apic_disable() is called, it's possible that x2apic_state
is X2APIC_OFF. In that case, we should set x2apic_state to X2APIC_DISABLED.

So, I think overwriting the state is necessary.

Thanks,
Yuntao

> Thanks,
> 
>         tglx