linux-kernel - Re: NR_CPUS configuration option wrong

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Message-Id: <20100520103851.8e051a3f.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Date:	Thu, 20 May 2010 10:38:51 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	"Frank A. Kingswood" <frank@...gswood-consulting.co.uk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NR_CPUS configuration option wrong

On Thu, 20 May 2010 18:34:32 +0100 Frank A. Kingswood wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> The configuration MAXSMP help text indicates it is used to enable 
> configuration of number of CPUs. However, NR_CPUS depends on !MAXSMP.
> 
> arch/x86/Kconfig:
> 758 config NR_CPUS
> 759         int "Maximum number of CPUs" if SMP && !MAXSMP

That line depends on !MAXSMP.  Then below there, we find:

	default "4096" if MAXSMP

OK?

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~Randy
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