linux-kernel - Re: [GIT RFC] percpu: use dynamic percpu allocator as the default percpu allocator

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Message-ID: <49CA2FBF.9000207@kernel.org>
Date:	Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:21:03 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	tglx@...utronix.de, x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	hpa@...or.com, Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	rmk@....linux.org.uk, starvik@...s.com, ralf@...ux-mips.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, cooloney@...nel.org, kyle@...artin.ca,
	matthew@....cx, grundler@...isc-linux.org, takata@...ux-m32r.org,
	benh@...nel.crashing.org, rth@...ddle.net,
	ink@...assic.park.msu.ru, heiko.carstens@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [GIT RFC] percpu: use dynamic percpu allocator as the default
 percpu allocator

Martin Schwidefsky wrote:
>> Martin's original patch should do the trick although it would be
>> slower for static symbols.  I'll merge it and post the tree.
> 
> No, my original patch doesn't work. It will break modules that use
> static per-cpu variables.

Oops.  Even with the default offset adding macros?  Heh... I think it
would be best to wait for your fix then.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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