Re: [PATCH v2] powerpc: kernel: remove useless code which related with 'max_cpus'

[Chen Gang <gang.chen@asianux.com>]

On 07/25/2013 04:28 PM, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> On Thu, 2013-07-25 at 16:22 +0800, Chen Gang wrote:
>> > On 07/25/2013 04:06 PM, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
>>> > > On Thu, 2013-07-25 at 15:59 +0800, Chen Gang wrote:
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> For my opinion: one fix may like below (assume have removed max_cpus)
>>>> > >> which is more reasonable for code readers.
>>> > > 
>>> > > So instead of just failing to bring the secondary CPUs, but potentially
>>> > > still having a working system, you crash during boot.... potentially
>>> > > before a console is even visible. And this is good how ?
>>> > > 
>> > 
>> > Hmm... how about the above DBG("...") within this function ?
>> > 
>> > One implementation of BUG_ON() is use printk() and coredump, if it is a
>> > critical failure, I suggest to use it (if console is really invisible, I
>> > guess still can generate the coredump).
> Whatever ... looks like you don't feel like listening so I'm not going
> to waste my breath anymore, nor will I accept your patches.

I can understand,

But 'patch' or 'patches' ?  ;-)


Thanks.
-- 
Chen Gang