linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] x86/boot changes for v3.13

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Date:	Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:23:38 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] x86/boot changes for v3.13

* Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 01:37:48PM -0800, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> > How do you know CPU0 and CPU1 are in same package?
> 
> Why is that relevant?

So I suspect what Yinghai tried to say if CPU0 and CPU1 are not on the 
same node we do the printout incorrectly.

Arguably this was a pre-existing condition, but would be nice to fix it 
now that this code has emerged out of steady bitrot! :-)

How difficult would it be in your opinion? I think the best way to go 
about it would be to include CPU#0 in the list - I don't think anyone will 
be confused by the fact that it has already booted. That way the 'gap' for 
CPU#0 would be eliminated. Or something like that.

Btw., while staring at that code once more I noticed the following small 
nit, there's a pre-existing weird way of writing the -1 literal:

                          if (current_node > (-1))

Thanks,

	Ingo
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