Re: [PATCH] x86/alternative: delay freeing of smp_locks section

[H. Peter Anvin]

On March 30, 2026 12:36:25 PM PDT, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 07:44:00PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 08:16:32PM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
>> > Since this fixes a fallout from memblock changes, I can take it together
>> > with them via memblock tree with Ack from x86 folks if you prefer.
>> 
>> Sure, once you send me a patch with a proper explanation which I can ack... :)
>
>Another silly question; why not delete the whole SMP locks thing? I
>mean, who cares about UP these days?

Specifically, who cares about *running SMP kernels on UP?*

Compiling for UP explicitly is an entirely different matter.