17 files changed, 58 insertions, 52 deletions

diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/cache.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/cache.c
index a065349aee37..63047c6d2d04 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/cache.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/cache.c
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 
-int split_tlb;
-int dcache_stride;
-int icache_stride;
+int split_tlb __read_mostly;
+int dcache_stride __read_mostly;
+int icache_stride __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dcache_stride);
 
 
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ DEFINE_SPINLOCK(pa_tlb_lock);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pa_tlb_lock);
 #endif
 
-struct pdc_cache_info cache_info;
+struct pdc_cache_info cache_info __read_mostly;
 #ifndef CONFIG_PA20
-static struct pdc_btlb_info btlb_info;
+static struct pdc_btlb_info btlb_info __read_mostly;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void clear_user_page_asm(void *page, unsigned long vaddr)
 }
 
 #define FLUSH_THRESHOLD 0x80000 /* 0.5MB */
-int parisc_cache_flush_threshold = FLUSH_THRESHOLD;
+int parisc_cache_flush_threshold __read_mostly = FLUSH_THRESHOLD;
 
 void parisc_setup_cache_timing(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c
index d016d672ec2b..041524d24ef1 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include <asm/parisc-device.h>
 
 /* See comments in include/asm-parisc/pci.h */
-struct hppa_dma_ops *hppa_dma_ops;
+struct hppa_dma_ops *hppa_dma_ops __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hppa_dma_ops);
 
 static struct device root = {
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c
index 553f8fe03224..2dc06b8e1817 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static unsigned long pdc_result2[32] __attribute__ ((aligned (8)));
 
 /* Firmware needs to be initially set to narrow to determine the 
  * actual firmware width. */
-int parisc_narrow_firmware = 1;
+int parisc_narrow_firmware __read_mostly = 1;
 #endif
 
 /* On most currently-supported platforms, IODC I/O calls are 32-bit calls
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/inventory.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/inventory.c
index 8f563871e83c..4e847ba53180 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/inventory.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/inventory.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 */
 #undef DEBUG_PAT
 
-int pdc_type = PDC_TYPE_ILLEGAL;
+int pdc_type __read_mostly = PDC_TYPE_ILLEGAL;
 
 void __init setup_pdc(void)
 {
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ set_pmem_entry(physmem_range_t *pmem_ptr, unsigned long start,
          * pdc info is bad in this case).
          */
 
-        if (   ((start & (PAGE_SIZE - 1)) != 0)
-            || ((pages4k & ((1UL << PDC_PAGE_ADJ_SHIFT) - 1)) != 0) ) {
+        if (unlikely( ((start & (PAGE_SIZE - 1)) != 0)
+            || ((pages4k & ((1UL << PDC_PAGE_ADJ_SHIFT) - 1)) != 0) )) {
 
                 panic("Memory range doesn't align with page size!\n");
         }
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/pci-dma.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/pci-dma.c
index f94a02ef3d95..a6caf1073085 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/pci-dma.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/pci-dma.c
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>       /* for purge_tlb_*() macros */
 
-static struct proc_dir_entry * proc_gsc_root = NULL;
+static struct proc_dir_entry * proc_gsc_root __read_mostly = NULL;
 static int pcxl_proc_info(char *buffer, char **start, off_t offset, int length);
-static unsigned long pcxl_used_bytes = 0;
-static unsigned long pcxl_used_pages = 0;
+static unsigned long pcxl_used_bytes __read_mostly = 0;
+static unsigned long pcxl_used_pages __read_mostly = 0;
 
 extern unsigned long pcxl_dma_start; /* Start of pcxl dma mapping area */
 static spinlock_t   pcxl_res_lock;
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_chassis.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_chassis.c
index 52004ae28d20..2a01fe1bdc98 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_chassis.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_chassis.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/cache.h>
 
 #include <asm/pdc_chassis.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PDC_CHASSIS
-static int pdc_chassis_old = 0; 
-static unsigned int pdc_chassis_enabled = 1;
+static int pdc_chassis_old __read_mostly = 0;   
+static unsigned int pdc_chassis_enabled __read_mostly = 1;
 
 
 /**
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ void __init parisc_pdc_chassis_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PDC_CHASSIS
         int handle = 0;
-        if (pdc_chassis_enabled) {
+        if (likely(pdc_chassis_enabled)) {
                 DPRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "%s: parisc_pdc_chassis_init()\n", __FILE__);
 
                 /* Let see if we have something to handle... */
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ void __init parisc_pdc_chassis_init(void)
                         printk(KERN_INFO "Enabling PDC_PAT chassis codes support.\n");
                         handle = 1;
                 }
-                else if (pdc_chassis_old) {
+                else if (unlikely(pdc_chassis_old)) {
                         printk(KERN_INFO "Enabling old style chassis LED panel support.\n");
                         handle = 1;
                 }
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ int pdc_chassis_send_status(int message)
         /* Maybe we should do that in an other way ? */
         int retval = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PDC_CHASSIS
-        if (pdc_chassis_enabled) {
+        if (likely(pdc_chassis_enabled)) {
 
                 DPRINTK(KERN_DEBUG "%s: pdc_chassis_send_status(%d)\n", __FILE__, message);
 
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ int pdc_chassis_send_status(int message)
                         }
                 } else retval = -1;
 #else
-                if (pdc_chassis_old) {
+                if (unlikely(pdc_chassis_old)) {
                         switch (message) {
                                 case PDC_CHASSIS_DIRECT_BSTART:
                                 case PDC_CHASSIS_DIRECT_BCOMPLETE:
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/perf.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/perf.c
index f6fec62b6a2f..79dcbcccecb8 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/perf.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/perf.c
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ struct rdr_tbl_ent {
         uint8_t         write_control;
 };
 
-static int perf_processor_interface = UNKNOWN_INTF;
-static int perf_enabled = 0;
+static int perf_processor_interface __read_mostly = UNKNOWN_INTF;
+static int perf_enabled __read_mostly = 0;
 static spinlock_t perf_lock;
-struct parisc_device *cpu_device = NULL;
+struct parisc_device *cpu_device __read_mostly = NULL;
 
 /* RDRs to write for PCX-W */
 static int perf_rdrs_W[] = 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
index fee4f1f09adc..4eb70a40ec7e 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/unwind.h>
 
-static int hlt_counter;
+static int hlt_counter __read_mostly;
 
 /*
  * Power off function, if any
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/processor.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/processor.c
index 4f5bbcf1f5a4..6df9f62cecb5 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/processor.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/processor.c
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
 #include <asm/irq.h>            /* for struct irq_region */
 #include <asm/parisc-device.h>
 
-struct system_cpuinfo_parisc boot_cpu_data;
+struct system_cpuinfo_parisc boot_cpu_data __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(boot_cpu_data);
 
-struct cpuinfo_parisc cpu_data[NR_CPUS];
+struct cpuinfo_parisc cpu_data[NR_CPUS] __read_mostly;
 
 /*
 **      PARISC CPU driver - claim "device" and initialize CPU data structures.
@@ -378,12 +378,12 @@ show_cpuinfo (struct seq_file *m, void *v)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct parisc_device_id processor_tbl[] = {
+static struct parisc_device_id processor_tbl[] __read_mostly = {
         { HPHW_NPROC, HVERSION_REV_ANY_ID, HVERSION_ANY_ID, SVERSION_ANY_ID },
         { 0, }
 };
 
-static struct parisc_driver cpu_driver = {
+static struct parisc_driver cpu_driver __read_mostly = {
         .name           = "CPU",
         .id_table       = processor_tbl,
         .probe          = processor_probe
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
index 73e9c34b0948..4a36ec3f6ac1 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 
-char    command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE];
+char    command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE] __read_mostly;
 
 /* Intended for ccio/sba/cpu statistics under /proc/bus/{runway|gsc} */
-struct proc_dir_entry * proc_runway_root = NULL;
-struct proc_dir_entry * proc_gsc_root = NULL;
-struct proc_dir_entry * proc_mckinley_root = NULL;
+struct proc_dir_entry * proc_runway_root __read_mostly = NULL;
+struct proc_dir_entry * proc_gsc_root __read_mostly = NULL;
+struct proc_dir_entry * proc_mckinley_root __read_mostly = NULL;
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_PA20) && (defined(CONFIG_IOMMU_CCIO) || defined(CONFIG_IOMMU_SBA))
-int parisc_bus_is_phys = 1;     /* Assume no IOMMU is present */
+int parisc_bus_is_phys __read_mostly = 1;       /* Assume no IOMMU is present */
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(parisc_bus_is_phys);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
index ce89da0f654d..fb3ca84f1b97 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ DEFINE_SPINLOCK(smp_lock);
 
 volatile struct task_struct *smp_init_current_idle_task;
 
-static volatile int cpu_now_booting = 0;        /* track which CPU is booting */
+static volatile int cpu_now_booting __read_mostly = 0;  /* track which CPU is booting */
 
-static int parisc_max_cpus = 1;
+static int parisc_max_cpus __read_mostly = 1;
 
 /* online cpus are ones that we've managed to bring up completely
  * possible cpus are all valid cpu 
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ static int parisc_max_cpus = 1;
  * empty in the beginning.
  */
 
-cpumask_t cpu_online_map = CPU_MASK_NONE;       /* Bitmap of online CPUs */
-cpumask_t cpu_possible_map = CPU_MASK_ALL;      /* Bitmap of Present CPUs */
+cpumask_t cpu_online_map   __read_mostly = CPU_MASK_NONE;       /* Bitmap of online CPUs */
+cpumask_t cpu_possible_map __read_mostly = CPU_MASK_ALL;        /* Bitmap of Present CPUs */
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_online_map);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_possible_map);
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
index cded25680787..594930bc4bcf 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 /* xtime and wall_jiffies keep wall-clock time */
 extern unsigned long wall_jiffies;
 
-static long clocktick;  /* timer cycles per tick */
-static long halftick;
+static long clocktick __read_mostly;    /* timer cycles per tick */
+static long halftick __read_mostly;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 extern void smp_do_timer(struct pt_regs *regs);
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/topology.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/topology.c
index ac2a40681414..3ba040050e4c 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/topology.c
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/cache.h>
 
-static struct cpu cpu_devices[NR_CPUS];
+static struct cpu cpu_devices[NR_CPUS] __read_mostly;
 
 static int __init topology_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/unaligned.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/unaligned.c
index eaae8a021f9f..de0a1b21cb40 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/unaligned.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/unaligned.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 #define ERR_NOTHANDLED  -1
 #define ERR_PAGEFAULT   -2
 
-int unaligned_enabled = 1;
+int unaligned_enabled __read_mostly = 1;
 
 void die_if_kernel (char *str, struct pt_regs *regs, long err);
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/unwind.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/unwind.c
index db141108412e..cc1c1afc3187 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/unwind.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/unwind.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static spinlock_t unwind_lock;
  * we can call unwind_init as early in the bootup process as 
  * possible (before the slab allocator is initialized)
  */
-static struct unwind_table kernel_unwind_table;
+static struct unwind_table kernel_unwind_table __read_mostly;
 static LIST_HEAD(unwind_tables);
 
 static inline const struct unwind_table_entry *
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index e5fac3e08c7a..b8b9174f6425 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ SECTIONS
   . = ALIGN(16);
   .data.lock_aligned : { *(.data.lock_aligned) }
 
+  /* rarely changed data like cpu maps */
+  . = ALIGN(16);
+  .data.read_mostly : { *(.data.read_mostly) }
+
   _edata = .;                   /* End of data section */
 
   . = ALIGN(16384);             /* init_task */
diff --git a/arch/parisc/mm/init.c b/arch/parisc/mm/init.c
index 29b998e430e6..a992cb8cfe61 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/mm/init.c
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ extern char _end;	/* end of BSS, defined by linker */
 extern char __init_begin, __init_end;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DISCONTIGMEM
-struct node_map_data node_data[MAX_NUMNODES];
-bootmem_data_t bmem_data[MAX_NUMNODES];
-unsigned char pfnnid_map[PFNNID_MAP_MAX];
+struct node_map_data node_data[MAX_NUMNODES] __read_mostly;
+bootmem_data_t bmem_data[MAX_NUMNODES] __read_mostly;
+unsigned char pfnnid_map[PFNNID_MAP_MAX] __read_mostly;
 #endif
 
 static struct resource data_resource = {
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ static struct resource pdcdata_resource = {
         .flags  = IORESOURCE_BUSY | IORESOURCE_MEM,
 };
 
-static struct resource sysram_resources[MAX_PHYSMEM_RANGES];
+static struct resource sysram_resources[MAX_PHYSMEM_RANGES] __read_mostly;
 
 /* The following array is initialized from the firmware specific
  * information retrieved in kernel/inventory.c.
  */
 
-physmem_range_t pmem_ranges[MAX_PHYSMEM_RANGES];
-int npmem_ranges;
+physmem_range_t pmem_ranges[MAX_PHYSMEM_RANGES] __read_mostly;
+int npmem_ranges __read_mostly;
 
 #ifdef __LP64__
 #define MAX_MEM         (~0UL)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int npmem_ranges;
 #define MAX_MEM         (3584U*1024U*1024U)
 #endif /* !__LP64__ */
 
-static unsigned long mem_limit = MAX_MEM;
+static unsigned long mem_limit __read_mostly = MAX_MEM;
 
 static void __init mem_limit_func(void)
 {
@@ -431,11 +431,11 @@ void free_initmem(void)
 #define SET_MAP_OFFSET(x) ((void *)(((unsigned long)(x) + VM_MAP_OFFSET) \
                                      & ~(VM_MAP_OFFSET-1)))
 
-void *vmalloc_start;
+void *vmalloc_start __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmalloc_start);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PA11
-unsigned long pcxl_dma_start;
+unsigned long pcxl_dma_start __read_mostly;
 #endif
 
 void __init mem_init(void)
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ int do_check_pgt_cache(int low, int high)
         return 0;
 }
 
-unsigned long *empty_zero_page;
+unsigned long *empty_zero_page __read_mostly;
 
 void show_mem(void)
 {