Re: [Ubuntu PATCH] cpufreq: fix powernow-k8 load bug

[Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>]

On Fri 2006-06-23 09:04:14, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 02:46:56PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> 
>  > >  > > --- linux-2617-pv.orig/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
>  > >  > > +++ linux-2617-pv/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
>  > >  > > @@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ static int __cpuinit powernowk8_cpu_init
>  > >  > >  		 * an UP version, and is deprecated by AMD.
>  > >  > >  		 */
>  > >  > >  
>  > >  > > -		if ((num_online_cpus() != 1) || (num_possible_cpus() != 1)) {
>  > >  > > +		if ((num_online_cpus() != 1)) {
>  > >  > >  			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "MP systems not supported by PSB BIOS structure\n");
>  > >  > >  			kfree(data);
>  > >  > >  			return -ENODEV;
>  > >  > > 
>  > >  > 
>  > >  > Seems wrong to me... what if I boot, then hotplug second cpu?
>  > > 
>  > > We only run this code if powernow_k8_cpu_init_acpi() has failed,
>  > > which it should never do on an SMP system.
>  > > 
>  > > So, you get exactly the same behaviour, as expected.
>  > > You can't support >1 CPU with PSB.
>  > > 
>  > > The above patch makes sure things continue to work if you run
>  > > an SMP kernel on UP hardware.
>  > 
>  > I'm pretty sure you'll find SMP machine with broken ACPI cpufreq
>  > (therefore cpu_init_acpi() will fail).
> 
> So? It fails now, it'll fail after this patch.
> That's not the situation that this patch is changing.
> 
> If you have >1 CPU, you *must* have a working ACPI BIOS.
> 
>  > he might boot with one cpu then simulate hotplug of second one.
>  > 
>  > 1) user is already doing perverse things at this point
>  > 
>  > and
>  > 
>  > 2) machine BIOS is b0rken
>  > 
>  > ...so... it is only theoretical and probably not worth fixing.
> 
> SMP kernel on UP hardware is not theoretical, and is worth fixing.

Problem _I_ pointed out is theoretical, so the patch is okay and sorry
for the noise.
								Pavel
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