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Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2024 12:01:14 -0800
From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
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Subject: Re: [patch v2 21/30] x86/cpu/topology: Use topology bitmaps for
sizing
On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 09:22:47PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 26 2024 at 07:07, Zhang, Rui wrote:
> >> >
> >> > + cnta = domain_weight(TOPO_PKG_DOMAIN);
> >> > + cntb = domain_weight(TOPO_DIE_DOMAIN);
> >> > + __max_logical_packages = cnta;
> >> > + __max_dies_per_package = 1U << (get_count_order(cntb) - >
> >> > get_count_order(cnta));
> >> > +
> >> > + pr_info("Max. logical packages: %3u\n", cnta);
> >> > + pr_info("Max. logical dies: %3u\n", cntb);
> >> > + pr_info("Max. dies per package: %3u\n", >
> >> > __max_dies_per_package);
> >> > +
> >> > + cnta = domain_weight(TOPO_CORE_DOMAIN);
> >> > + cntb = domain_weight(TOPO_SMT_DOMAIN);
> >> > + smp_num_siblings = 1U << (get_count_order(cntb) - >
> >> > get_count_order(cnta));
> >> > + pr_info("Max. threads per core: %3u\n", smp_num_siblings);
> >> > +
> >
> > I missed this but Ashok catches it.
> >
> > Say, on my Adlerlake platform, which has 4 Pcores with HT + 8 Ecores,
> > cnta is 12, cntb is 16, and smp_num_siblings is set to 1 erroneously.
> >
> > I think we should use
> > smp_num_siblings = DIV_ROUND_UP(cntb, cnta);
> > here.
>
> Indeed. That's more than obvious.
>
> > Or even check each core to get the maximum value (in case there are
> > more than 2 siblings in a core some day).
>
> We want to get rid of HT not make it worse.
Hear, hear!!! ;-)
Thanx, Paul
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