linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/11] x86 topology: export die

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Date:   Wed, 20 Feb 2019 11:58:50 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     "Brown, Len" <len.brown@...el.com>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/11] x86 topology: export die_siblings

On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 02:33:59PM -0500, Liang, Kan wrote:
> Besides the generic document, I think we should update x86 document as well,
> which is in Documentation/x86/topology.txt.
> 
> The definition of topology_core_cpumask has to be changed to per die, right?

That's what the change to match_die() did. It limits the core mask.