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SubjectRe: [PATCH v10 11/12] x86, mm, pat: Refactor !pat_enabled handling
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 08:27:08AM -0600, Toshi Kani wrote:
> This simply preserves the original error check in the code. This error
> check makes sure that all CPUs have the PAT feature supported when PAT
> is enabled. This error can only happen when heterogeneous CPUs are
> installed/emulated on the system/guest. This check may be paranoid, but
> this cleanup is not meant to modify such an error check.

No, this is a ridiculous attempt to justify crazy code. Please do it
right. If the cleanup makes the code more insane than it is, then don't
do it in the first place.

> Can you consider the patch 10/12-11/12 as a separate patchset from the
> WT series? If that is OK, I will resubmit 10/12 (BUG->panic) and 11/12
> (commit log update).

That's not enough. 11/12 is a convoluted mess which needs splitting and
more detailed explanations in the commit messages.

So no. Read what I said: do the cleanup *first* , *then* add the new
functionality.

The WT patches shouldn't change all too much from what you have now.
Also, 11/12 changes stuff which you add in 1/12. This churn is useless
and shouldn't be there at all.

So you should be able to do the cleanup first and have the WT stuff
ontop just fine.

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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