Remove obsolete APIC "write around" bug workaround No x86-64 chipset has this bug Generated code doesn't change because it was always disabled. Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen Index: linux/arch/x86_64/kernel/genapic_flat.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/arch/x86_64/kernel/genapic_flat.c +++ linux/arch/x86_64/kernel/genapic_flat.c @@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ static void flat_init_apic_ldr(void) num = smp_processor_id(); id = 1UL << num; x86_cpu_to_log_apicid[num] = id; - apic_write_around(APIC_DFR, APIC_DFR_FLAT); + apic_write(APIC_DFR, APIC_DFR_FLAT); val = apic_read(APIC_LDR) & ~APIC_LDR_MASK; val |= SET_APIC_LOGICAL_ID(id); - apic_write_around(APIC_LDR, val); + apic_write(APIC_LDR, val); } static void flat_send_IPI_mask(cpumask_t cpumask, int vector) @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static void flat_send_IPI_mask(cpumask_t * prepare target chip field */ cfg = __prepare_ICR2(mask); - apic_write_around(APIC_ICR2, cfg); + apic_write(APIC_ICR2, cfg); /* * program the ICR @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static void flat_send_IPI_mask(cpumask_t /* * Send the IPI. The write to APIC_ICR fires this off. */ - apic_write_around(APIC_ICR, cfg); + apic_write(APIC_ICR, cfg); local_irq_restore(flags); } Index: linux/arch/x86_64/kernel/genapic_cluster.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/arch/x86_64/kernel/genapic_cluster.c +++ linux/arch/x86_64/kernel/genapic_cluster.c @@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ static void cluster_init_apic_ldr(void) count = 3; id = my_cluster | (1UL << count); x86_cpu_to_log_apicid[smp_processor_id()] = id; - apic_write_around(APIC_DFR, APIC_DFR_CLUSTER); + apic_write(APIC_DFR, APIC_DFR_CLUSTER); val = apic_read(APIC_LDR) & ~APIC_LDR_MASK; val |= SET_APIC_LOGICAL_ID(id); - apic_write_around(APIC_LDR, val); + apic_write(APIC_LDR, val); } /* Start with all IRQs pointing to boot CPU. IRQ balancing will shift them. */ Index: linux/include/asm-x86_64/ipi.h =================================================================== --- linux.orig/include/asm-x86_64/ipi.h +++ linux/include/asm-x86_64/ipi.h @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static inline void __send_IPI_shortcut(u /* * Send the IPI. The write to APIC_ICR fires this off. */ - apic_write_around(APIC_ICR, cfg); + apic_write(APIC_ICR, cfg); } @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static inline void send_IPI_mask_sequenc * prepare target chip field */ cfg = __prepare_ICR2(x86_cpu_to_apicid[query_cpu]); - apic_write_around(APIC_ICR2, cfg); + apic_write(APIC_ICR2, cfg); /* * program the ICR @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static inline void send_IPI_mask_sequenc /* * Send the IPI. The write to APIC_ICR fires this off. */ - apic_write_around(APIC_ICR, cfg); + apic_write(APIC_ICR, cfg); } local_irq_restore(flags); }