Re: [PATCH v2] [arch-x86] Allow SRAT integrity check to be skipped

[Peter P Waskiewicz Jr]

On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 04:33 -0700, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-09-01 at 15:59 -0700, Peter P Waskiewicz Jr wrote:
> 
> > +static int srat_bypass_bios;
> > +
> > +static int __init srat_bypass_bios_setup(char *str)
> > +{
> > +        srat_bypass_bios = 1;
> > +        return 0;
> > +}
> > +early_param("sratbypassbios", srat_bypass_bios_setup);
> > +
> >  /* Use the information discovered above to actually set up the nodes. */
> >  int __init acpi_scan_nodes(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
> >  {
> 
> I wonder, since all the things using the variable are __init, could it
> be as well? Just curious really.

That is a good question.  It makes sense to me, but I just followed what
other boot-time options did, which are not marked __init.  I'll defer to
anyone else on the list who is better-equipped to answer that.

-PJ

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