From: Don Zickus <dzickus@redhat.com>
To: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@linux-mips.org>
Cc: x86@kernel.org, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>,
ying.huang@intel.com, gorcunov@gmail.com,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] x86, NMI: Allow NMI reason io port (0x61) to be processed on any CPU
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:45:12 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110225214512.GA25823@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1102230227010.31425@eddie.linux-mips.org>
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 02:39:58AM +0000, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> [Catching up with old e-mail...]
>
> In line with the comment above that you're removing -- have you (or
> anyone else) adjusted code elsewhere so that external NMIs are actually
> delivered to processors other than the BSP? I can't see such code in this
> series nor an explanation as to why it wouldn't be needed.
>
> For the record -- the piece of code above reflects our setup where the
> LINT1 input is enabled and configured for the NMI delivery mode on the BSP
> only and all the other processors have this line disabled in their local
> APIC units. If system NMIs are to be handled after the removal of the
> BSP, then another processor has to be selected and configured for NMI
> reception. Alternatively, all local units could have their LINT1 input
> enabled and arbitrate handling, although it would be quite disruptive as
> all the processors would take the interrupt if it happened. OTOH it would
> be more fault-tolerant in the case of a CPU failure. On a typical x86 box
> the system NMI cannot be routed to an I/O APIC input.
Intel requested this. From my understanding they are working on
technology to allow removal of the BSP and still having the system work
correctly. This patch is probably just the first step of many. But I
don't really know what they are working on nor what else they need.
Cheers,
Don
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-02-25 21:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-01-06 21:18 [PATCH 0/6] x86, NMI: die_notifier and default_do_nmi cleanups Don Zickus
2011-01-06 21:18 ` [PATCH 1/6] x86, NMI: Add NMI symbol constants and rename memory parity to PCI SERR Don Zickus
2011-01-07 15:33 ` [tip:perf/core] " tip-bot for Huang Ying
2011-01-06 21:18 ` [PATCH 2/6] x86: Convert some devices to use DIE_NMIUNKNOWN Don Zickus
2011-01-07 15:34 ` [tip:perf/core] " tip-bot for Don Zickus
2011-01-06 21:18 ` [PATCH 3/6] x86, NMI: Add priorities to handlers Don Zickus
2011-01-07 13:09 ` Peter Zijlstra
2011-01-07 14:43 ` Don Zickus
2011-01-07 14:50 ` Peter Zijlstra
2011-01-07 17:48 ` Don Zickus
2011-01-07 15:34 ` [tip:perf/core] " tip-bot for Don Zickus
2011-01-06 21:18 ` [PATCH 4/6] x86, NMI: Remove DIE_NMI_IPI Don Zickus
2011-01-07 15:34 ` [tip:perf/core] " tip-bot for Don Zickus
2011-01-06 21:18 ` [PATCH 5/6] x86, NMI: Allow NMI reason io port (0x61) to be processed on any CPU Don Zickus
2011-01-07 15:34 ` [tip:perf/core] " tip-bot for Don Zickus
2011-02-23 2:39 ` [PATCH 5/6] " Maciej W. Rozycki
2011-02-25 21:45 ` Don Zickus [this message]
2011-02-26 8:02 ` Cyrill Gorcunov
2011-02-26 11:19 ` huang ying
2011-02-26 12:34 ` Cyrill Gorcunov
2011-02-26 14:07 ` huang ying
2011-02-26 15:09 ` Cyrill Gorcunov
2011-02-27 1:01 ` huang ying
2011-02-27 11:19 ` Cyrill Gorcunov
2011-02-28 18:37 ` Don Zickus
2011-02-28 18:48 ` Cyrill Gorcunov
2011-01-06 21:18 ` [PATCH 6/6] x86, NMI: Clean-up default_do_nmi() Don Zickus
2011-01-07 15:35 ` [tip:perf/core] " tip-bot for Don Zickus
2011-01-07 9:53 ` [PATCH 0/6] x86, NMI: die_notifier and default_do_nmi cleanups Cyrill Gorcunov
2011-01-07 9:55 ` Peter Zijlstra
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2010-11-12 14:43 [V2 PATCH 0/6] x86, NMI: give NMI handler a face-lift Don Zickus
2010-11-12 14:43 ` [PATCH 5/6] x86, NMI: Allow NMI reason io port (0x61) to be processed on any CPU Don Zickus
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