Re: [PATCH 2/2] riscv: traps_misaligned: Avoid redundant unaligned access speed probe

From: Charlie Jenkins

Date: Fri Oct 16 2026 - 03:04:32 EST


On Thu, 28 May 2026 23:12:31 +0200, Nam Cao <namcao@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When a CPU is taken offline and then is brought back online, unaligned
> access speed probe always runs even though the unaligned access speed is
> already known, wasting CPU cycles.
>
> This is because when a CPU becomes online, the following happen:
>
> 1. check_unaligned_access_emulated() is called, which clears
> misaligned_access_speed if there is no emulation.
>
> [...]

Reviewed-by: Charlie Jenkins <thecharlesjenkins@xxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Charlie Jenkins <thecharlesjenkins@xxxxxxxxx>

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- Charlie