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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.0.9999.0712071505100.27689@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 15:06:55 -0800 (PST)
From: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To: Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
cc: Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fake NUMA emulation for PowerPC
On Fri, 7 Dec 2007, Olof Johansson wrote:
> > Comments are as always welcome!
>
> Care to explain what this is useful for? (Not saying it's a stupid idea,
> just wondering what the reason for doing it is).
>
Fake NUMA has always been useful for testing NUMA code without having to
have a wide range of hardware available to you. It's a clever tool on
x86_64 intended for kernel developers that simply makes it easier to test
code and adds an increased level of robustness to the kernel. I think
it's a valuable addition.
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