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DateWed, 21 Jun 2006 23:36:32 -0700
From"Martin J. Bligh" <>
SubjectRe: [RFC] patch [1/1] convert i386 summit subarch to use SRAT data for apicid_to_node
keith mannthey wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 22:24 -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
>
>>On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 06:54:55PM -0700, keith mannthey wrote:
>> > Hello All,
>> > This patch converts the i386 summit subarch apicid_to_node to use node
>> > information provided by the SRAT. The current way of obtaining the
>> > nodeid
>> >
>> > static inline int apicid_to_node(int logical_apicid)
>> > {
>> > return logical_apicid >> 5;
>> > }
>> >
>> > is just not correct for all summit systems/bios. Assuming the apicid
>> > matches the Linux node number require a leap of faith that the bios lay-
>> > ed out the apicids a set way. Modern summit HW does not layout its bios
>> > in the manner for various reasons and is unable to boot i386 numa.
>> >
>> > The best way to get the correct apicid to node information is from the
>> > SRAT table.
>>
>>Do all summit's have SRAT tables ?
>>I was under the impression the early ones were around before
>>the invention of SRAT.
>
>
> That is a good point. Let me check into the x440 (1st gen). x445 x460
> (2nd,3rd gen) uses SRAT for sure (these patches have been tested on
> these systems).
>
> The x440 lists an srat but maybe it is using some special bios area. I
> will build a test kernel give it a whirl.

I'm pretty sure they all had SRAT tables - the test machine we use
regularly for test.kernel.org (elm3b67) does. The NUMA-Q (x430) doesn't,
but that's a separate subarch.

M.
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