Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:38:04 +0200 | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86: add /proc/cpuinfo/physical id quirks |
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> If we really think overloading the "physical id" helps with existing > software, then I am ok with changing the user visible part of the /proc/ > or /sys files but not with the kernel's per cpu info's phys_proc_id, > which is used for topology detection etc.
It's not just the cpuinfo, but also the socketid reported for machine check. But yes converting it only for those two would be a possibility.
-Andi
-- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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