linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 0/8] Add support for Sub-NUMA cluster (SNC) systems

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Date:   Fri, 6 Oct 2023 13:27:15 -0700
From:   Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To:     "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        "Shaopeng Tan (Fujitsu)" <tan.shaopeng@...itsu.com>,
        "Yu, Fenghua" <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
        "Peter Newman" <peternewman@...gle.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
CC:     James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
        Jamie Iles <quic_jiles@...cinc.com>,
        Babu Moger <babu.moger@....com>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "patches@...ts.linux.dev" <patches@...ts.linux.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 0/8] Add support for Sub-NUMA cluster (SNC) systems

Hi Tony,

On 10/5/2023 8:08 AM, Luck, Tony wrote:
>> I applied this patch series to kernel v6.5 and v6.6-rc4, but the kernel cannot be booted.
>> Could you tell me what kernel version this patch series is based on?
> 
> Hi Shaopeng,
> 
> Patches are based on v6.6-rc3 (see the "base-commit" line at the end of the cover letter).
> 
> Which CPU family/model/stepping & microcode are you testing on?
> 
> Are there error or panic messages when it does not boot?

There is no need to ask Shaopeng for more information. If you test
this series you will immediately learn that it is broken. 
Reading the series I only made it to patch #3 where I realized that this
has not been tested before posting. 

Reinette