linux-kernel - Re: [patch 05/14] percpu: Use a Kconfig variable to configure arch specific percpu setup

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Date:	Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:40:55 -0800
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [patch 05/14] percpu: Use a Kconfig variable to configure arch
 specific percpu setup

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:14:12 -0800 Christoph Lameter wrote:

> The use of the __GENERIC_PERCPU is a bit problematic since arches
> may want to run their own percpu setup while using the generic
> percpu definitions. Replace it through a kconfig variable.
> 
> Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
> ---
> 
> Index: linux-2.6/arch/ia64/Kconfig
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.orig/arch/ia64/Kconfig	2007-11-26 15:38:56.415112360 -0800
> +++ linux-2.6/arch/ia64/Kconfig	2007-11-26 15:40:10.425862722 -0800
> @@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ config GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
>  	bool
>  	default y
>  
> +config ARCH_SETS_UP_PER_CPU_AREA
> +	bool
> +	default y
> +
>  config DMI
>  	bool
>  	default y

> Index: linux-2.6/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.orig/arch/sparc64/Kconfig	2007-11-26 15:38:56.447111936 -0800
> +++ linux-2.6/arch/sparc64/Kconfig	2007-11-26 15:40:10.425862722 -0800
> @@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ config AUDIT_ARCH
>  	bool
>  	default y
>  
> +config ARCH_SETS_UP_PER_CPU_AREA
> +	bool
> +	default y

	def_bool y
  is the preferred form for those 2-liners above...


> +
>  config ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS
>  	def_bool y
>  


---
~Randy
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