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Dadhania wrote: > @@ -502,7 +517,7 @@ void cr4_init(void) > > if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PCID)) > cr4 |= X86_CR4_PCIDE; > - if (static_branch_likely(&cr_pinning)) > + if (cr_pinning_enabled()) > cr4 = (cr4 & ~cr4_pinned_mask) | cr4_pinned_bits; > Maybe I am missing something, but is there a reason to keep this check anymore? AFAIU, cr_pinning_enabled() will always be false during cr4_init(). cr4_init() always happens during early bringup when the cpu is marked offline. > __write_cr4(cr4);