Re: [PATCH 3/6] x86: Convert cpu_sibling_map to be a per cpu variable (v2) (fwd)

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Wed Sep 05 2007 - 04:13:33 EST



> > It'd be better to convert the unconverted architectures?

Agreed.

> I can easily do the changes for ia64 and test them. I don't have the
> capability of testing on the powerpc.

You can get cross compilers and make it compile and I'm sure some
powerpc person will be happy to test it then when you post the patches

> And are you asking for just the changes to fix the build problem, or the
> whole set of the changes that were made for x86_64 and i386 in regards to
> converting NR_CPU arrays to per cpu data?

At least the variables that are used by non architecture specific code
(like cpu_sibling_map) should be probably all converted. For architecture
specific variables it's ok to leave it to the architecture people.

-Andi
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