linux-kernel - Re: CONFIG_IRQBALANCE for 64-bit x86 ?

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Message-ID: <47439C77.7070805@garzik.org>
Date:	Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:48:23 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: CONFIG_IRQBALANCE for 64-bit x86 ?

Ingo Molnar wrote:
> single-bzImage initrd 
> was and is possible,

Correct (though s/initrd/initramfs/).

Take a look at usr/Makefile for how initramfs is automatically included 
in the image, right now.

The intention at the time was to quickly follow up this stub (generated 
by gen_init_cpio) with a full inclusion of klibc + some basics like 
nfsroot.  It should be a very straightforward step to go from what we 
have today to including klibc initramfs into the kernel image.

>  so we could in fact move chunks of system-related 
> userland (such as irqbalanced) into the kernel proper?

s/kernel/kernel tree/ I presume you mean...

With regards to irqbalanced, if you are thinking about including it in 
initramfs, you would need to work out the details of how 
userland/distros modify the default policy configurations.

	Jeff

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