linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: add /proc/cpuinfo/physical id quirks

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Date:	Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:38:04 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>,
	"hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: add /proc/cpuinfo/physical id quirks

> If we really think overloading the "physical id" helps with existing
> software, then I am ok with changing the user visible part of the /proc/
> or /sys files but not with the kernel's per cpu info's phys_proc_id,
> which is used for topology detection etc.

It's not just the cpuinfo, but also the socketid reported for
machine check. But yes converting it only for those two 
would be a possibility.

-Andi

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