Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 7 Aug 2007 18:28:50 -0700 | From | "Yinghai Lu" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH/RFT] finish i386 and x86-64 sysdata conversion |
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On 8/7/07, Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org> wrote: > Yinghai Lu wrote: > > the sysdata stuff try to fix: > > when calgary iommu code was introduced, it is trying to share sysdata > > that orginally is initialized k8_bus.c and used by pcibus_to_node. but > > that only happen with AMD K8 platform. and have nothing to do with > > calgary. > > incorrect: sysdata is initialized when the structure is created, which > clearly not only in k8_bus.c
before his first patch, numa juse use sysdata pointer for node.
> > > > Then my patch get_mp_bus_to_node_as_early will use that sysdata as > > node as early as possible before the pci_scan bus is called. > > that's incorrect, since it assumes NUMA owns ->sysdata
At that time, only it use that.
> > > > then Mul came out his patch ...to split the sharing that will never happen. > > that's incorrect, ->sysdata will be shared among Calgary, NUMA, and > PCI-domain support.
but not the same time on run time system with Calgary, NUMA.
> > > > Also i don't think anyone test muli sysdata patch with amd64 platform > > with acpi=off. even muli himself. > > I did. I did all PCI domain support development on AMD64 platform.
really, but his first patch is broken with acpi=off. I guess you tested his patch plus your patch. instead of test his patch barely. I tested his patch + my patch, and it works well, and even test his patch only.
> > > > calgary support bus numa at this time? i mean mult peer root bus on > > different node.. > > My PCI domains patch add support for multiple peer root buses. That's > the definition of PCI domain support. > > Branch 'pciseg' of > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/misc-2.6.git
good, i will look at it.
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