linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] sched: Enable arch-specific asym packing option in sched domain

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Message-ID: <1336169422.16236.1.camel@twins>
Date:	Sat, 05 May 2012 00:10:22 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
To:	Diwakar Tundlam <dtundlam@...dia.com>
Cc:	'Ingo Molnar' <mingo@...nel.org>,
	'Andrew Morton' <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	'Christoph Lameter' <cl@...two.org>,
	'Michael Neuling' <mikey@...ling.org>,
	'Stephen Rothwell' <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	'Benjamin Herrenschmidt' <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	'David Rientjes' <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	"'linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter De Schrijver <pdeschrijver@...dia.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] sched: Enable arch-specific asym packing option in
 sched domain

On Fri, 2012-05-04 at 15:06 -0700, Diwakar Tundlam wrote:
> +                               | arch_sd_sibling_asym_packing()        \
>                                 | sd_balance_for_package_power()        \
>                                 | sd_power_saving_flags()               \
>                                 ,                                       \ 

A repost doesn't make it right to add sibling (SMT) properties to a
package/socket and will still upset Power7.
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