linux-kernel - Re: Voyager phys_cpu_present

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Date:	Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:44:26 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Alexey Starikovskiy <astarikovskiy@...e.de>,
	tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Voyager phys_cpu_present_map compile error

Pavel Machek wrote:
> 
> I guess Adrian is trying to say:
> 
> 'That code is in tree, so it should compile and run. He can't verify
> it runs, but he's trying to make sure it at least compiles.'
> 
> For 'normal' users it is not a problem.
> 							Pavel

This is fine, except it is an unreasonable request when there are fewer 
existing machines than people contributing to this tree.  For a lot of 
people, compile bandwidth is what is limiting their ability to contribute.

James has offered to fix up Voyager breakage a posteori, and that is the 
appropriate action for a niche architecture like this.

	-hpa
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