Re: [PATCH] Unlimited per-cpu allocation

Rusty Russell (rusty@rustcorp.com.au)
Sat, 17 May 2003 11:58:55 +1000

In message <20030515.224232.63031915.davem@redhat.com> you write:
> From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
> Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 15:30:36 +1000
>
> D: This patch allows an unlimited number of per-cpu allocations.
>
> Except, of course, on IA64. Maybe I missed the end of some thread,
> but I thought we had all agreed that this kind of limitation was
> a showstopper.

Not breaking IA64 is nice, but it's not an inherent "IA64 can't do it"
thing.

IA64 could just use the generic mechanism, like everyone else. But
they do the tricky 64k mapping thing. As I pointed out, maybe their
decision would have to be rethought if that proves inadaquate.

Cheers,
Rusty.

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