[PATCH] x86,apic: Checking kernel option before detect_init_APIC()

[Rakib Mullick]

 Impact: cleanup

Before calling detect_init_APIC(), check whether apic is disabled from
kernel option or not.

Thanks.

Signed-off-by: Rakib Mullick <rakib.mullick@xxxxxxxxx>

--- linus/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c	2009-03-26 06:26:31.000000000 +0600
+++ rakib/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c	2009-03-26 20:47:50.116376200 +0600
@@ -1429,10 +1429,6 @@ static int __init detect_init_APIC(void)
 {
 	u32 h, l, features;

-	/* Disabled by kernel option? */
-	if (disable_apic)
-		return -1;
-
 	switch (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor) {
 	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
 		if ((boot_cpu_data.x86 == 6 && boot_cpu_data.x86_model > 1) ||
@@ -1543,8 +1539,9 @@ void __init init_apic_mappings(void)
 	 * If no local APIC can be found then set up a fake all
 	 * zeroes page to simulate the local APIC and another
 	 * one for the IO-APIC.
+	 * Check apic is disabled from kernel option or not.
 	 */
-	if (!smp_found_config && detect_init_APIC()) {
+	if (!smp_found_config && (disable_apic || detect_init_APIC())) {
 		apic_phys = (unsigned long) alloc_bootmem_pages(PAGE_SIZE);
 		apic_phys = __pa(apic_phys);
 	} else
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