From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
To: Jack Steiner <steiner@sgi.com>
Cc: tglx@linutronix.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] - Earlier detection of system type (UV or non-UV)
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:13:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080718171331.GK6875@elte.hu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080709163602.GA12543@sgi.com>
* Jack Steiner <steiner@sgi.com> wrote:
> A patch is coming that requires earlier detection of system type (UV
> or non-UV) Move the logic that detects whether running on UV to
> acpi_boot_table_init().
> ===================================================================
> --- linux.orig/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c 2008-07-09 11:14:03.000000000 -0500
> +++ linux/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c 2008-07-09 11:14:33.000000000 -0500
> @@ -1712,6 +1712,10 @@ int __init acpi_boot_table_init(void)
> return error;
> }
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> + acpi_table_parse(ACPI_SIG_MADT, acpi_early_madt_oem_check);
> +#endif
> +
> acpi_table_parse(ACPI_SIG_BOOT, acpi_parse_sbf);
why the assymetry? We should parse it regardless of 32-bit or 64-bit.
(even if UV is 64-bit only, obviously)
Ingo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-07-18 17:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-07-09 16:36 Jack Steiner
2008-07-18 17:13 ` Ingo Molnar [this message]
2008-07-18 17:49 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-07-18 18:38 ` Jack Steiner
2008-07-18 20:13 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-07-18 21:28 ` Jack Steiner
2008-07-20 9:00 ` Ingo Molnar
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