linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7] numa: make node_to_cpumask_map() NUMA_NO

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Message-Id: <1DA7B9E0-4BE2-4A9C-9B33-20EEFE3B5069@lca.pw>
Date:   Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:28:31 -0400
From:   Qian Cai <cai@....pw>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7] numa: make node_to_cpumask_map() NUMA_NO_NODE aware



> On Oct 30, 2019, at 6:28 AM, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
> 
> It only makes 'wild' guesses when the BIOS is shit and it complains
> about that.
> 
> Or do you like you BIOS broken?

Agree. It is the garbage in and garbage out. No need to complicate the existing code further.