Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:48:41 -0800 (PST) | | From | David Rientjes <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 04/16] x86: Replace cpu_2_logical_apicid[] with early percpu variable |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2010, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Unlike x86_64, on x86_32, the mapping from cpu to logical apicid may > vary depending on apic in use. cpu_2_logical_apicid[] array is used > for this mapping. Replace it with early percpu variable > x86_cpu_to_logical_apicid to make it better aligned with other > mappings. > > Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
The apicid's are now stored as int's as opposed to u8, even though the max is 256. Is that for extendability or for better alignment? If not, I think it would be better to keep the old type.
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