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Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/21] x86/topology: Switch over to GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
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On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:45:01 +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>
> Reviewed-by: Gavin Shan <gshan@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@huawei.com>