* What does a dead CPU means in CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
@ 2004-12-18 4:45 krishna
2004-12-18 10:24 ` Skylar Thompson
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From: krishna @ 2004-12-18 4:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Linux Kernel
Hi all,
Can any one tell what is a "dead CPU" in CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU .
Regards,
Krishna Chaitanya
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread* Re: What does a dead CPU means in CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU 2004-12-18 4:45 What does a dead CPU means in CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU krishna @ 2004-12-18 10:24 ` Skylar Thompson 2004-12-18 12:12 ` krishna 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: Skylar Thompson @ 2004-12-18 10:24 UTC (permalink / raw) To: krishna; +Cc: Linux Kernel [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 378 bytes --] krishna wrote: > Hi all, > > Can any one tell what is a "dead CPU" in CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU . It's a CPU that needs to be swapped out while the system is still running. Some high-end systems (Sun SPARCs and IBM POWERs come to mind) don't require a system shutdown to replace a bad CPU. -- -- Skylar Thompson (skylar@cs.earlham.edu) -- http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~skylar/ [-- Attachment #2: OpenPGP digital signature --] [-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 256 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: What does a dead CPU means in CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU 2004-12-18 10:24 ` Skylar Thompson @ 2004-12-18 12:12 ` krishna 0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: krishna @ 2004-12-18 12:12 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Skylar Thompson; +Cc: Linux Kernel Thank you very much Skylar Thompson wrote: > krishna wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Can any one tell what is a "dead CPU" in CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU . > > > It's a CPU that needs to be swapped out while the system is still > running. Some high-end systems (Sun SPARCs and IBM POWERs come to > mind) don't require a system shutdown to replace a bad CPU. > ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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