Re: [PATCH] x86_64 irq: reuse vector for set_xxx_irq_affinity in phys flat mode

[Muli Ben-Yehuda]

On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 12:02:44AM -0700, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> in phys flat mode, when using set_xxx_irq_affinity to irq balance from
> one cpu to another,  _assign_irq_vector will get to increase last used
> vector and get new vector. this will use up the vector if enough
> set_xxx_irq_affintiy are called. and end with using same vector in
> different cpu for different irq. (that is not what we want, we only
> want to use same vector in different cpu for different irq when more
> than 0x240 irq needed). To keep it simple, the vector should be resued
> from one cpu to another instead of getting new vector.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yinghai.lu@xxxxxxx>

Should I give this a spin? with or without Eric's two patches?

Cheers,
Muli
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