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DateMon, 28 Jan 2008 22:03:41 -0800
From"H. Peter Anvin" <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86: add PCI IDs to k8topology_64.c
Andi Kleen wrote:
>> also there are some users are using LinuxBIOS or other firmware that doesn't have  or like ACPI support. but they still need numa.
>> for them ACPI doesn't help.> > We've had this discussion before. The right way even if you don't 
> want to do full ACPI is to do just the minimal static boot tables
> and a SRAT. These are quite simple tables and should be easy to set up.
> SRAT is essentially just a two dimensional table with node distances.
> 

Indeed.  Hacking everything into the kernel just because LinuxBIOS is 
braindead is NOT a good idea.

	-hpa


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