Re: [PATCH v12 02/11] x86: initialize static branching early

Hi Borislav, > > Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov Thank you. > > Also, please take the patch below into your queue and keep it a separate > patch in case we have to revert it later. It should help in keeping the > mess manageable and not let it go completely out of control before we've > done the c

Re: [PATCH v12 02/11] x86: initialize static branching early

On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 05:25:09PM -0400, Pavel Tatashin wrote: > static branching is useful to hot-patch branches that are used in hot > path, but are infrequently changed. > > x86 clock framework is one example that uses static branches to setup > the best clock during boot and never change it a

[PATCH v12 02/11] x86: initialize static branching early

static branching is useful to hot-patch branches that are used in hot path, but are infrequently changed. x86 clock framework is one example that uses static branches to setup the best clock during boot and never change it again. Since we plan to enable clock early, we need static branching funct