Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PPC64] Tweaks to ppc64 cpu sysfs information | From | Rusty Russell <> | Date | Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:58:11 +1100 |
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On Fri, 2004-11-26 at 14:59 +1100, David Gibson wrote: > Andrew, please apply: > > Currently the ppc64 sysfs code registers an entry for each possible > cpu in sysfs, rather than just online cpus. That makes sense, since > the sysfs entries are needed to control onlining of the cpus. > However, this is done even if CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU is not set, or if it > is not a hotplug capable (DLPAR) machine, which is a bit misleading. > Secondly it also registers all the other sysfs entries (mostly > performance monitoring controls) on all possible cpus, although they > are quite meaningless on non-online cpus.
Surely if !CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU, then online == possible? If not, it should be. That would solve part of the problem.
Rusty. -- A bad analogy is like a leaky screwdriver -- Richard Braakman
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