1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot_32.c
index 2034332ad080..915ec6267326 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot_32.c
@@ -91,15 +91,10 @@ static cpumask_t smp_commenced_mask;
 DEFINE_PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED(struct cpuinfo_x86, cpu_info);
 EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(cpu_info);
 
-/*
- * 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.
- */
+/* which logical CPU number maps to which CPU (physical APIC ID) */
 u8 x86_cpu_to_apicid_init[NR_CPUS] __initdata =
                         { [0 ... NR_CPUS-1] = BAD_APICID };
-void *x86_cpu_to_apicid_ptr;
+void *x86_cpu_to_apicid_early_ptr;
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(u8, x86_cpu_to_apicid) = BAD_APICID;
 EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(x86_cpu_to_apicid);