linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] Revert"x86/acpi: Enable MADT APIs to return disabled apicids"

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Date:   Wed, 1 Mar 2017 11:52:22 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Dou Liyang <douly.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
cc:     mingo@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org, rjw@...ysocki.net,
        hpa@...or.com, rafael@...nel.org, cl@...ux.com, tj@...nel.org,
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        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] Revert"x86/acpi: Enable MADT APIs to return
 disabled apicids"

On Mon, 20 Feb 2017, Dou Liyang wrote:

> After we never do the last mapping of "cpuid <-> nodeid" at booting time. we
> also no need to enable MADT APIs to return disabled apicid.
> 
> So, The patch work for reverting the commit 8ad893faf2:
> "x86/acpi: Enable MADT APIs to return disabled apicids"

Again, this changelog is confusing. A simple:

  Remove the leftovers of the boot time 'cpuid <-> nodeid' mapping approach.

would be sufficient and entirely clear.

Thanks,

	tglx