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Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:41:10 +0200
From: Jes Sorensen <jes@sgi.com>
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Subject: Re: FOR REVIEW: New x86-64 vsyscall vgetcpu()
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Zoltan Menyhart wrote:
> Just to make sure I understand it correctly...
> Assuming I have allocated per CPU data (numa control, etc.) pointed at by:

I think you misunderstood - vgetcpu is for userland usage, not within
the kernel.

Cheers,
Jes