linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][POKE] Skip looking for ioapic overrides when ioapics are not present

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Date:	Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:25:25 +0200
From:	Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...glemail.com>
To:	Florian Mickler <florian@...kler.org>
Cc:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	kurup_avinash@...oo.com, maciej.rutecki@...il.com, mingo@...e.hu,
	rjw@...k.pl, zersaa@...il.com, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][POKE] Skip looking for ioapic overrides when ioapics are
 not present

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Florian Mickler <florian@...kler.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:01:18 +0200
> Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...glemail.com> wrote:
>
>> >
>> > Thanks for letting me know. Sedat, did you actually test with 2.6.38?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Flo
>>
>> I have and had this patch in my own patch-series *before* Debian
>> included it (IIRC right after Eric committed it to LKML).
>> To answer your question: Yes.
>> I have the patch also in my current linux-next kernels (next-20110331).
>>
>> - Sedat -
>
> Sorry, I meant tested _without_ the patch. (i.e. does Paul's patch work
> or not for you...) And double sorry, if you did already test
> vanilla 2.6.38. Tripple sorry if you already wrote that you did test
> _without_ the patch and it is still needed... I guess in that case I
> should just ditch my copy of 'speed-reading for dummies' ... :) )
>

No worries, no sorries needed for this (I know you fight to get things done).
I can't really say what is w/o Eric's patch.
As I replied to the BR #17772:
I added "lapic" boot-parameter as a result of a perf/NMI patch.
With both things "WorksForMe" I headed to other stuff in kernel development :-).
I was not aware that there was further discussion on the initial patch.

> But anyhow, Eric already stepped up and said that the current state is
> supoptimal, so it doesn't matter if vanilla 2.6.38 (without Eric's
> patch) fixes it for you since it looks like Eric's patch should go in
> nevertheless.
>

I am as always open for testing if there is a new patch around, just
let me know.

- Sedat -
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