linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH linux-next v3 1/2] irq: Add CPU mask affinity hint

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Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.4.64.1004301329390.6532@PPWASKIE-MOBL2.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:30:52 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
From:	Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
cc:	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"arjan@...ux.jf.intel.com" <arjan@...ux.jf.intel.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH linux-next v3 1/2] irq: Add CPU mask affinity hint

On Fri, 30 Apr 2010, Thomas Gleixner wrote:

> Peter,
>
> On Fri, 30 Apr 2010, Peter P Waskiewicz Jr wrote:
>>
>> +extern int irq_register_affinity_hint(unsigned int irq,
>> +                                      const struct cpumask *m);
>
> One last nitpick.
>
> Can you please rename to irq_set_affinity_hint() ?

Not a problem.  It's a better name anyways now that we've dropped the 
callback function.  Patch update incoming.

>
> Otherwise, I'm happy with the outcome. Thanks for your patience!

Thanks for your help getting this pulled together.  This is a big step for 
our performance tuning goals.

Cheers,
-PJ
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