Re: [PATCH 1/6] x86: fix cpu_to_node references (v2)

["Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>]

On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 03:26:55PM -0700, travis@sgi.com wrote:
> Fix four instances where cpu_to_node is referenced
> by array instead of via the cpu_to_node macro.  This
> is preparation to moving it to the per_cpu data area.
> 
...

>  unsigned long __init numa_free_all_bootmem(void) 
> --- a/arch/x86_64/mm/srat.c
> +++ b/arch/x86_64/mm/srat.c
> @@ -431,9 +431,9 @@
>  			setup_node_bootmem(i, nodes[i].start, nodes[i].end);
>  
>  	for (i = 0; i < NR_CPUS; i++) {
> -		if (cpu_to_node[i] == NUMA_NO_NODE)
> +		if (cpu_to_node(i) == NUMA_NO_NODE)
>  			continue;
> -		if (!node_isset(cpu_to_node[i], node_possible_map))
> +		if (!node_isset(cpu_to_node(i), node_possible_map))
>  			numa_set_node(i, NUMA_NO_NODE);
>  	}
>  	numa_init_array();

During this particular routine execution, per cpu areas are not yet setup. In
future, when we make cpu_to_node(i) use per cpu area, then this code will break.

And actually setup_per_cpu_areas() uses cpu_to_node(). So...

thanks,
suresh