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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:25:58 +0200 (CEST)
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86/apic: Use smaller array for __apicid_to_node[]
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On Mon, 12 Oct 2015, Daniel J Blueman wrote:
> Another approach which may be suitable without changing SRAT parsing to be
> after the memory allocator is up, is to exploit the associativity of the
> bottom APIC ID bits.

What's the problem with moving (SRAT/ACPI/whatever) APIC parsing after
the memory allocator is up and available?

Thanks,

	tglx