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From: Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
To: keith mannthey <kmannth@us.ibm.com>
Cc: lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] patch [1/1]  convert i386 summit subarch to use SRAT data for apicid_to_node
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:24:14 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060622022414.GB4449@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1150941296.10001.25.camel@keithlap>

On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 06:54:55PM -0700, keith mannthey wrote:
 > Hello All,
 >   This patch converts the i386 summit subarch apicid_to_node to use node
 > information provided by the SRAT.  The current way of obtaining the
 > nodeid 
 > 
 >  static inline int apicid_to_node(int logical_apicid)
 >  { 
 >    return logical_apicid >> 5;
 >  }
 > 
 > is just not correct for all summit systems/bios.  Assuming the apicid
 > matches the Linux node number require a leap of faith that the bios lay-
 > ed out the apicids a set way.  Modern summit HW does not layout its bios
 > in the manner for various reasons and is unable to boot i386 numa.
 > 
 >   The best way to get the correct apicid to node information is from the
 > SRAT table. 

Do all summit's have SRAT tables ?
I was under the impression the early ones were around before
the invention of SRAT.

		Dave

-- 
http://www.codemonkey.org.uk

  reply	other threads:[~2006-06-22  2:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-06-22  1:54 [RFC] patch [1/1] convert i386 summit subarch to use SRAT data for apicid_to_node keith mannthey
2006-06-22  2:24 ` Dave Jones [this message]
2006-06-22  3:55   ` keith mannthey
2006-06-22  6:36     ` Martin J. Bligh
2006-06-22 19:21       ` keith mannthey

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