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

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Sun, Mar 20, 2005 at 06:32:03PM -0500, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2005 at 12:12:32AM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
>  > 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.
> 
> It's ugly, as its setting the same thing in two different places, but
> I don't see any obvious reason why it won't work.
>...

I might be too dumb, but where are the mpparse.c maxcpus variables ever 
set to any value different from NR_CPUS?

> 		Dave

cu
Adrian

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