Re: [patch 01/28] cpu alloc: The allocator

Christoph Lameter
2007-11-14T01:57:26Z

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007, David Miller wrote:

> Yes, I've run into similar problems with lockdep as well.
> I had to build an ultra minimalized kernel to get it to
> boot on my Niagara boxes.

Hmmmm. cpu_alloc really does not need zeroed data. Just an address fixed
by the compiler where stuff can be put. Can the loader do that somehow?