linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] The meaning of local_cpulist and local

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Message-ID: <CAErSpo5VaiuH+WT4RdM9yU9AHMkUKzATMiNzhixRU04_aZusBg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:48:54 -0600
From:	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
To:	Bian LuLu <helianthus.lu@...il.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mike Travis <travis@....com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] The meaning of local_cpulist and local_cpus

[+cc linux-pci, Mike]

On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 4:06 AM, Bian LuLu <helianthus.lu@...il.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Recently, i read some codes of PCI portions. I think
> local_cpulist is a list about one kind of CPU and
> local_cpus is a mask of CPU. But i am not sure when
> and how i should use these two parameters.
>
> See http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v3.5.4/drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c#L390 for
> details.
>
> Would anyone please give me some suggestions?
> Thanks in advance ;-)

I don't know off-hand, but maybe Mike or somebody on linux-pci does.
It looks like Mike added local_cpulist with 39106dcf85.
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