Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [lm-sensors] [PATCH 1/1] Bumps limit of maximum core ID from 32 to 128. | From | Guenter Roeck <> | Date | Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:21:49 -0700 |
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On 10/13/2015 02:05 PM, Phil Pokorny wrote: > On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> wrote: >> >> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 01:53:32PM +0200, Lukasz Odzioba wrote: >>> A new limit selected arbitrarily as power of two greater than >>> required minimum for Xeon Phi processor. > >> Why 128 instead of a more reasonable 64 ? What is the required minimum >> for Xeon Phi ? > > Not meaning to be snarky, but this was answered in the first sentence. > 64 is less than the required minimum for Xeon Phi processor. So it > must be 65 or greater... >
That is an assumption, not an answer, sorry.
Guenter
> I wouldn't expect Intel to give you any more detail than that. And it > might be that 64 is actually enough for now but would soon (months or > less than a year) be overrun by a newer processor. So rather than > submit multiple minor patches, just submit one now that should be > "enough" > > If you think this is a waste of RAM, we could make it a kernel > configuration option and let it be configured by the distro or user. > But if most distros select 128 to be able to support Xeon Phi, then > there might not be a reason for the additional complexity. > > Phil P. >
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