linux-kernel - Re: Intel x86_64 llc_shared_map/cpu_llc

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Message-ID: <20081219081517.GA7859@elte.hu>
Date:	Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:15:17 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
Cc:	Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@....com>, hpa@...or.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de, Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Intel x86_64 llc_shared_map/cpu_llc_id anomolies


* Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com> wrote:

> > Is cpu_llc_id supposed to be unique across blades?  I assume 
> > llc_shared_map should not be showing shared cache across blades.
> 
> x86 folks, Appended patch fixes the reported issue. Please apply.

applied, thanks Suresh!

Not for v2.6.28 because that is going to be released in a few days and 
these sorts of changes can easily cause boot regressions - but i marked it 
for -stable backport so it will hit .28.1 if everything is fine.

	Ingo
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