Re: [PATCH] x86_64: remove wrong setting about CONSTANT_TSC forintel cpu

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Tue Feb 26 2008 - 02:39:36 EST



* Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> > set_cpu_cap is right
> > ==
> > set_bit(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC, &c->x86_capability); ===> is wrong
> > should be
> > set_bit(X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC, c->x86_capability);
> >
> > x86_capability is a array ...
> >
> > so this could prevent some data corruption.
>
> ah, right you are! [...]

actually, not: &c->x86_capability and c->x86_capability result in the
same address (it's an array, not a pointer), so there's no "data
corruption". If x86_capability were a pointer then you would be right -
so this is all worth cleaning up.

Ingo
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