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Date:   Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:23:21 -0500
From:   andrew banman <abanman@....com>
To:     Andrew Banman <abanman@....com>
Cc:     mingo@...hat.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
        hpa@...or.com, travis@....com, rja@....com, sivanich@....com,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: your mail

Subject line got dropped the first time around. Will send again.

Apologies for the chatter,

Andrew

On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 05:21:06PM -0500, Andrew Banman wrote:
> From Andrew Banman <abanman@....com> # This line is ignored.
> From: Andrew Banman <abanman@....com>
> Subject: [PATCH 0/9] arch/x86/platform/uv: add UV4 support to BAU
> In-Reply-To: 
> 
> The following patch set adds support for UV4 architecture to the Broadcast
> Assist Unit (BAU). Major hardware changes to the BAU require these fixes to
> ensure correct operation and to avoid illegal MMR writes.
> 
>  arch/x86/include/asm/uv/uv_bau.h |  45 ++----------------------------
>  arch/x86/platform/uv/tlb_uv.c    | 114 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------------------
> -------------
> 
> The patch set can be thought of in three logical groups:
> 
> 1) General cleanup.
> 
>  [PATCH 1/9] arch/x86/platform/uv: BAU cleanup: update printks
>  [PATCH 2/9] arch/x86/platform/uv: BAU cleanup: pq_init
>  [PATCH 3/9] arch/x86/platform/uv: BAU replace uv_physnodeaddr
> 
>  These housekeeping patches make the subsequent UV4 patches clearer,
>  and they should be done in any case.
> 
> 
> 2) Implement a new scheme to abstract UV version-specific functions.
> 
>  [PATCH 4/9] arch/x86/platform/uv: BAU add generic function pointers
>  [PATCH 5/9] arch/x86/platform/uv: BAU use generic function pointers
> 
>  We add a struct of function pointers to define version-specific BAU
>  operations. The philosophy is to abstract functions that perform the same
>  operation on all UV versions but have different implementations. This will
>  simplify their use in the body of the driver code and greatly simplify the
>  UV4 patches to follow.
> 
> 
> 3) Add UV4 functionality.
> 
>  [PATCH 6/9] arch/x86/platform/uv: BAU UV4 populate uvhub_version
>  [PATCH 7/9] arch/x86/platform/uv: BAU UV4 disable software timeout
>  [PATCH 8/9] arch/x86/platform/uv: BAU UV4 fix payload queue setup
>  [PATCH 9/9] arch/x86/platform/uv: BAU UV4 add version-specific
> 
>  These patches feature a minimal set of changes to make the BAU on UV4
>  operational.
> 
> 
> This patch set has been tested for regressions on pre-UV4 architectures and
> for correct functionality on UV4. The patches apply cleanly to 4.8-rc7.
> Fine-tuned performance tweaking for UV4 will come in a future patch set.
> 
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Andrew Banman