linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6 of 6] x86, UV: correct UV2 BAU destination timeout

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Date:	Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:43:19 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6 of 6] x86, UV: correct UV2 BAU destination timeout


* Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com> wrote:

> From: Cliff Wickman <cpw@....com>
> 
> Correct the UV2 broacast assist unit's destination timeout period.
>   The period is set in 4 bits of memory-mapped register MISC_CONTROL.
>   The left bit toggles base period between 10us and 80us.
>   The other 3 bits are the multiplier.
> Decimal 15, hex f, gives the maximum: 7 * 80us
> 
> And the activation status register in UV2 should be tested for a destination
> timeout with a 4, not a 2.  The values for Active versus Timeout were reversed.

This changelog tells us everything except what a user of this code 
would be most interested in: what was the practical effect of the 
bug, how badly does the user want the fix?

Thanks,

	Ingo
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