linux-kernel - Re: [RFC -tip] x86, apic: Merge x2apic code

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Date:	Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:38:35 +0300
From:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
To:	Lin Ming <lin@...g.vg>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>,
	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC -tip] x86, apic: Merge x2apic code

On 11/11/10, Lin Ming <lin@...g.vg> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 3:20 AM, Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com> wrote:
>>  Hi, while being at x2apic_x.c code I noted that files look similar to
>> each other so I guessed may be we could merge them. As result --
>> this patch.
>>
>>  Note that patch was only _compile_ tested, I don't have such apic for
>> real. I've trying to make it carefully but more reviews are needed,
>> I definitely might miss something.
>
> Hi, Cyrill
>
> I just give it a try on Nehalem-EX machine with x2apic.
> It boots fine.
>
> Lin Ming
>
hi Ming, thanks a huge! could you please give a try to physical mode
as well, ie with x2apic_phys boot param (if you have time of course.
:)
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