linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] Revert"x86/acpi: Enable MADT APIs to return disabled apicids"

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Message-ID: <af90b512-b771-d1e5-08e6-7589f6dfca17@cn.fujitsu.com>
Date:   Thu, 2 Mar 2017 16:02:38 +0800
From:   Dou Liyang <douly.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CC:     <mingo@...nel.org>, <peterz@...radead.org>, <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        <hpa@...or.com>, <rafael@...nel.org>, <cl@...ux.com>,
        <tj@...nel.org>, <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>, <len.brown@...el.com>,
        <izumi.taku@...fujitsu.com>, <xiaolong.ye@...el.com>,
        <x86@...nel.org>, <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] Revert"x86/acpi: Enable MADT APIs to return
 disabled apicids"

Hi tglx,

At 03/01/2017 06:52 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Feb 2017, Dou Liyang wrote:
>
>> After we never do the last mapping of "cpuid <-> nodeid" at booting time. we
>> also no need to enable MADT APIs to return disabled apicid.
>>
>> So, The patch work for reverting the commit 8ad893faf2:
>> "x86/acpi: Enable MADT APIs to return disabled apicids"
>
> Again, this changelog is confusing. A simple:
>
>   Remove the leftovers of the boot time 'cpuid <-> nodeid' mapping approach.
>
> would be sufficient and entirely clear.
>

Yes, I see, I will rewrite it in next version.

Thanks.

	Liyang.

> Thanks,
>
> 	tglx
>
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>
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