linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/15] x86, amd: add accessor for number of cores per compute unit

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Date:	Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:56:51 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
	Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Andreas Herrmann <herrmann.der.user@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Frédéric Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	lm-sensors@...sensors.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	x86@...nel.org,
	Andreas Herrmann <herrmann.der.user@...glemail.com>,
	Aravind Gopalakrishnan <Aravind.Gopalakrishnan@....com>,
	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
	Aaron Lu <aaron.lu@...el.com>, Tony Li <tony.li@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/15] x86, amd: add accessor for number of cores per
 compute unit

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 10:04:18AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> Looks good to me in theory.

Thanks.

> I suspect we might want to factor the 'compute unit' logic out a bit
> more if usage becomes more widespread - but right now it's hwmon
> drivers only,right?

Yeah.

My angle is to extend stuff as we go and only when we need it.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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