linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Allow NR

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Date:	Sun, 03 Nov 2013 09:43:36 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...hat.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CC:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, prarit@...hat.com,
	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Allow NR_CPUS=1024

On 11/03/2013 07:57 AM, Josh Boyer wrote:
> 
> OK, that makes sense.  So in this scenario, we could probably either:
> 
> a) do away with MAXSMP entirely and just depend on
> CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK.
> 
> b) make MAXSMP something even higher than 4096.  Like 5120 or 6144, etc.
> 
> Which would you prefer?  Either is easy enough to code up, I just need
> to know which I should shoot for.
> 

Let's get rid of MAXSMP.

	-hpa


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