linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/8] kernel/cpu.c: Define bsp

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Date:	Wed, 5 Oct 2011 21:25:14 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:	Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, H Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Asit K Mallick <asit.k.mallick@...el.com>,
	Suresh B Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/8] kernel/cpu.c: Define bsp_hotpluggable variable

On Wed, 5 Oct 2011, Fenghua Yu wrote:

> From: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
> 
> This gloable variable controls BSP (aka CPU0) hotplug. If set, BSP is
> hotpluggable. By default, it's 0. On X86, kernel option bsp_hotpluggable sets
> the variable as 1.

.... and on !x86 its just pointless.
 
I have yet to see a justification for that whole cpu0 unplugging
business.

If there is a real reason that this is desireable, then ALL cpu0
assumptions in arch/x86 need to be cleaned up and fixed.

Thanks,

	tglx


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