linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Add percpu smp cacheline align section

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Message-ID: <20070507174608.GB21638@linux-os.sc.intel.com>
Date:	Mon, 7 May 2007 10:46:08 -0700
From:	"Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
To:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
Cc:	"Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	"Yu, Fenghua" <fenghua.yu@...el.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Add percpu smp cacheline align section

On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 10:30:16AM -0700, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> Call this area "cpu shared" or so?

Sure. cacheline_algined_in_smp was sort of indicating this. But this
name is short and also will clear the confusion.

But this still need to tap into per cpu infrastructure, so that the
new area can be allocated for each cpu during boot time..

thanks,
suresh
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