linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86_64: Double the per cpu area size

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Date:	Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:09:14 -0600
From:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:	"Keith Mannthey" <kmannth@...il.com>
Cc:	"Andi Kleen" <ak@...e.de>, "Andrew Morton" <akpm@...l.org>,
	"Protasevich, Natalie" <Natalie.Protasevich@...sys.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86_64: Double the per cpu area size

"Keith Mannthey" <kmannth@...il.com> writes:

> On 8/7/06, Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com> wrote:
>> Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de> writes:
>>
>> >>
>> >>  #include <asm/pda.h>
>> >>
>> >> +#define PERCPU_ENOUGH_ROOM 65536
>
> Is it possible to put this into -mm untill things are sorted?
> 2.6.18-rc3-mm2 x86_64 is still without any per-cpu space for modules.

I think we are sorted (see the later patch to auto size the per cpu
area).  But you should be ok with current -mm if you compile for 64 or
fewer cpus.

Eric
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