[PATCH] use nr_cpus= to set nr_cpu_ids early add nr_cpus= to set nr_cpu_ids. so we can simulate cpus <=8 on normal config. instead of change NR_CPUS directly. Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu --- arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c | 4 ++-- arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c | 7 ++++--- init/main.c | 14 ++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6/init/main.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/init/main.c +++ linux-2.6/init/main.c @@ -149,6 +149,20 @@ static int __init nosmp(char *str) early_param("nosmp", nosmp); +/* this is hard limit */ +static int __init nrcpus(char *str) +{ + int nr_cpus; + + get_option(&str, &nr_cpus); + if (nr_cpus > 0 && nr_cpus < nr_cpu_ids) + nr_cpu_ids = nr_cpus; + + return 0; +} + +early_param("nr_cpus", nrcpus); + static int __init maxcpus(char *str) { get_option(&str, &setup_max_cpus); Index: linux-2.6/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c +++ linux-2.6/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c @@ -883,8 +883,8 @@ __init void prefill_possible_map(void) possible = available_cpus + additional_cpus; - if (possible > NR_CPUS) - possible = NR_CPUS; + if (possible > nr_cpu_ids) + possible = nr_cpu_ids; printk(KERN_INFO "SMP: Allowing %d CPUs, %d hotplug CPUs\n", possible, max((possible - available_cpus), 0)); Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c +++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c @@ -1213,11 +1213,12 @@ __init void prefill_possible_map(void) total_cpus = max_t(int, possible, num_processors + disabled_cpus); - if (possible > CONFIG_NR_CPUS) { + /* nr_cpu_ids could be reduced via nr_cpus= */ + if (possible > nr_cpu_ids) { printk(KERN_WARNING "%d Processors exceeds NR_CPUS limit of %d\n", - possible, CONFIG_NR_CPUS); - possible = CONFIG_NR_CPUS; + possible, nr_cpu_ids); + possible = nr_cpu_ids; } printk(KERN_INFO "SMP: Allowing %d CPUs, %d hotplug CPUs\n",