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Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 07/11] x86/smpboot: Remove early_gdt_descr on 64-bit
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> 
> Maybe we should enforce CONFIG_SMP=y first :)
> 
> Thanks,

for 64 bit I can see the point of removing the !SMP case entirely from arch/x86 .
maybe even for 32 bit if it just makes the code simpler I suppose