Re: [PATCH v12 4/5] arm64, numa: Add NUMA support for arm64 platforms.

[Robert Richter <robert.richter-M3mlKVOIwJVv6pq1l3V1OdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>]

On 27.02.16 09:43:49, Ganapatrao Kulkarni wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 1:21 AM, David Daney <ddaney-M3mlKVOIwJVv6pq1l3V1OdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > On 02/26/2016 10:53 AM, Will Deacon wrote:

> >>> +static __init int numa_parse_early_param(char *opt)
> >>> +{
> >>> +       if (!opt)
> >>> +               return -EINVAL;
> >>> +       if (!strncmp(opt, "off", 3)) {
> >>> +               pr_info("%s\n", "NUMA turned off");
> >>> +               numa_off = 1;
> >>> +       }
> >>> +       return 0;
> >>> +}
> >>> +early_param("numa", numa_parse_early_param);
> >>
> >>
> >> Curious, but when is this option actually useful?
> >>
> >
> > Good point.  I will remove that bit, it was used as an aid in debugging
> > while bringing up the patch set.
> 
> this is handy in debugging new platforms.
> this boot argument option forces to boot as single node dummy system
> adding all resources to node0.

This is used to disable numa in a numa enabled kernel esp. for
debugging/enabling/booting single node systems. Same kernel parameter
as for x86 and other archs. Should not being removed.

-Robert