On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 09:58:54AM -0500, Tom Lendacky wrote: > True, but it is more about being accurate and making sure the value is > correct where ever it may be used. So early_identify_cpu() initializes phys_bits to 32 on 32-bit. Subtracting it there would actually make actively it wrong, AFAICT. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. SUSE Linux GmbH, GF: Felix Imendörffer, Jane Smithard, Graham Norton, HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg) --