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SubjectRe: [patch 13/14] x86_64: Use common functions in cluster and physflat mode
On Fri, 9 Sep 2005, Ashok Raj wrote:

> In general we need
>
> flat_mode - #cpus <= 8 (Hotplug defined or not, so we use mask version
> for safety)
>
> physflat or cluster_mode when #cpus >8.

I agree there.

> If we choose physflat as default for #cpus <=8 (with hotplug) would make
> IPI performance worse, since it would do one cpu at a time, and requires 2
> writes per cpu for each IPI v.s just 2 for a flat mode mask version of the API.

I don't see the benefit then :/ I certainly hope we don't go that route.

Thanks,
Zwane

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