1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/genapic_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/genapic_64.c
index 4ae03e3e8294..ce703e21c912 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/genapic_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/genapic_64.c
@@ -24,10 +24,19 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #endif
 
-/* which logical CPU number maps to which CPU (physical APIC ID) */
-u8 x86_cpu_to_apicid[NR_CPUS] __read_mostly
+/*
+ * which logical CPU number maps to which CPU (physical APIC ID)
+ *
+ * The following static array is used during kernel startup
+ * and the x86_cpu_to_apicid_ptr contains the address of the
+ * array during this time.  Is it zeroed when the per_cpu
+ * data area is removed.
+ */
+u8 x86_cpu_to_apicid_init[NR_CPUS] __initdata
                                         = { [0 ... NR_CPUS-1] = BAD_APICID };
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(x86_cpu_to_apicid);
+void *x86_cpu_to_apicid_ptr;
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(u8, x86_cpu_to_apicid) = BAD_APICID;
+EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(x86_cpu_to_apicid);
 
 struct genapic __read_mostly *genapic = &apic_flat;