Re: [PATCH] Fake NUMA emulation for PowerPC

From: David Rientjes
Date: Fri Dec 07 2007 - 18:07:30 EST


On Fri, 7 Dec 2007, Olof Johansson wrote:

> > Comments are as always welcome!
>
> Care to explain what this is useful for? (Not saying it's a stupid idea,
> just wondering what the reason for doing it is).
>

Fake NUMA has always been useful for testing NUMA code without having to
have a wide range of hardware available to you. It's a clever tool on
x86_64 intended for kernel developers that simply makes it easier to test
code and adds an increased level of robustness to the kernel. I think
it's a valuable addition.
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