Re: [PATCH] x86_64 irq: reuse vector for __assign_irq_vector

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Sat Oct 28 2006 - 13:46:42 EST


On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 09:15:31PM -0700, yhlu 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 reused
> instead of getting new vector.
>
> Also according to Eric's review, make it more generic to be used with
> flat mode too.
>
Added thanks

> This patch need to be applied over Eric's irq: cpu_online_map patch.

Hmm, i'm not sure I got that. Which was patch was it exactly

Or can you please double check it is ok in 2.6.19rc3 +
ftp://ftp.firstfloor.org/pub/ak/x86_64/quilt/x86_64-2.6.19-rc3-061028-1.bz2

Thanks,

-Andi
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