Re: [Xen-devel] [Patch] use full-size cpumask for vcpu-pin

[Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 13/08/2010 14:30, "Keir Fraser" <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> One suggestion: that we rename the syctl.physinfo field 'max_phys_cpus' to
>> 'max_possible_cpus'. The 'phys' is kind of redundant since this is the
>> physinfo sysctl, and 'possible' provides a better hint that this fields
>> indicates maximum possible supported CPUs now and forever on this boot of
>> the system.
> 
> Even better, let's not introduce a new field at all, and let's always set
> sysctl.phys_info.max_cpu_id to NR_CPUS-1. Then I don't think any tools
> changes are needed.
> 
> Yeah, that's what we should do. I will make a patch for that.

Done as xen-unstable:f6e1a597a92f. At this late stage it's probably a bit
too subtle for backport to 4.0.1 unfortunately (I hate to wonder if there
could be subtle side effects on xend's usage of these max_*_id fields).

 -- Keir

>  -- Keir
> 
>>  -- Keir
>> 
> 



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