From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
To: Mike Travis <travis@sgi.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
rpurdie@rpsys.net, Jack Steiner <steiner@sgi.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] SGI X86 UV: Provide a System Activity Indicator driver
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:48:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080922114820.GA13990@elte.hu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080919143744.190005000@polaris-admin.engr.sgi.com>
* Mike Travis <travis@sgi.com> wrote:
> arch/x86/kernel/genx2apic_uv_x.c | 138 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/asm-x86/uv/uv_hub.h | 62 +++++++++++++++++
hm, why is this in genx2apic_uv_x.c, not a separate file?
> + idle_notifier_register(&uv_idle_notifier);
no, we really dont want such overhead in an idle notifier. (those
interfaces will go away)
As i suggested in my previous mail about this topic, a low-frequency
sampling method should be used instead, to indicate system status. I
thought the leds drivers have all that in place already.
Ingo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-09-22 11:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-09-19 14:37 [PATCH 0/1] SGI X86 UV: Provide a System Activity Indicator driver Mike Travis
2008-09-19 14:37 ` [PATCH 1/1] " Mike Travis
2008-09-22 11:48 ` Ingo Molnar [this message]
2008-09-22 14:42 ` Mike Travis
2008-09-28 19:42 ` Pavel Machek
2008-10-01 18:15 ` Mike Travis
2008-10-01 19:41 ` Mike Travis
2008-10-02 8:37 ` Pavel Machek
2008-10-02 14:33 ` Mike Travis
2008-09-22 14:47 ` Mike Travis
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2008-10-24 11:19 Mike Travis
2008-10-24 12:01 ` Pavel Machek
2008-10-24 12:05 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-10-24 12:27 ` Mike Travis
2008-10-24 18:12 ` Andi Kleen
2008-10-24 22:18 ` Mike Travis
2008-10-24 22:24 ` Mike Travis
2008-10-27 11:42 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-10-27 14:38 ` Mike Travis
2008-10-25 6:56 ` Andi Kleen
2008-10-27 15:12 ` Mike Travis
2008-10-27 11:36 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-10-27 11:43 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-10-24 12:14 ` Mike Travis
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