From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Paul E. McKenney" Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] Simplify the Linux kernel by reducing its state space Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:43:32 -0700 Message-ID: <20120331204332.GH2450@linux.vnet.ibm.com> References: <20120331163321.GA15809@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <20120331201500.GA27640@linas.org> <4F77681E.5010608@xenotime.net> Reply-To: paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4F77681E.5010608@xenotime.net> Sender: linux-ia64-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Randy Dunlap Cc: Linas Vepstas , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, uclinux-dist-devel@blackfin.uclinux.org, linux-hexagon@vger.kernel.org, linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org, linux-m32r@ml.linux-m32r.org, linux-m32r-ja@ml.linux-m32r.org, linux-mips@linux-mips.org, linux-am33-list@redhat.com, linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org, linux-sh@vger.kernel.org, sparclinux@vger.kernel.org, tglx@linutronix.de, linux@arm.linux.org.uk, dhowells@redhat.com, jejb@parisc-linux.org, linux390@de.ibm.com, x86@kernel.org, cmetcalf@tilera.com On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 01:25:02PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > On 03/31/2012 01:15 PM, Linas Vepstas wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > I didn't actually try to compile the patch below; it didn't look like > > C code so I wasn't sure what compiler to run it through. I guess maybe > > its python? However, I'm very sure that the patches are completely > > correct, because I read them, and I also know Paul. And I've heard of > > Thomas Gleixner. > > > x86_64 defconfig has many build errors and warnings. :( I suggest removing the code containing the errors and warnings. I bet that the offending code is not needed when running with zero CPUs. > back to my abacus. ;-) Thanx, Paul