linux-kernel - Re: aim7 scalability issue on 4 socket machine

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0909180822080.3935@sister.anvils>
Date:	Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:29:09 +0100 (BST)
From:	Hugh Dickins <hugh.dickins@...cali.co.uk>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Zhang, Yanmin" <yanmin_zhang@...ux.intel.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	"lee.schermerhorn@...com" <lee.schermerhorn@...com>
Subject: Re: aim7 scalability issue on 4 socket machine

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> So yes I think simple non intrusive fixes for serious scalability
> problems should be stable candidates.

This one is certainly non-intrusive, and you're all in agreement
that it better go in, so I won't dispute that.

(But I'm a little worried that this easily fixed issue will turn out
to be just the first in a string of not so easily fixed issues.)

Hugh
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