Re: [2.6 patch] i386/x86_64 mpparse.c: kill maxcpus

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Sun, Mar 20, 2005 at 05:42:34PM -0500, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 20, 2005 at 08:25:49PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
>  > Do we really need a global variable that does only hold the value of 
>  > NR_CPUS?
> 
> Yes.
>  
> NR_CPUS = compile time
> maxcpus = boot command line at runtime.

If this is how is was expected to work - it isn't exactly what is 
currently implemented.

The function maxcpus in init/main.c sets a static variable max_cpus -
not the global variable maxcpus in the mpparse.c files.

How should it be?

Should max_cpus in init/main.c become global and replace the maxcpus 
from the mpparse.c files?

> 		Dave

cu
Adrian

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