linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6] x86: Convert cpu_llc

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Date:	Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:58:08 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	travis@....com
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] x86: Convert cpu_llc_id to be a per cpu variable

On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 10:21:05AM -0700, travis@....com wrote:
> Note the addtional change of the cpu_llc_id type from u8
> to int for ARCH x86_64 to correspond with ARCH i386.

At least currently it cannot be more than 8 bit. So why
waste memory? It would be better to change i386

-Andi
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