More than 256 entries in ACPI MADT is supported from ACPI 3.0 Specification, So the outdated description for MADT entries should be removed.
Signed-off-by: Hanjun Guo hanjun.guo@linaro.org --- Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt index 9f40135..2e36e40 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt @@ -370,9 +370,6 @@ A: There is no clear spec defined way from ACPI that can give us that CPUs in MADT as hotpluggable CPUS. In the case there are no disabled CPUS we assume 1/2 the number of CPUs currently present can be hotplugged.
- Caveat: Today's ACPI MADT can only provide 256 entries since the apicid field - in MADT is only 8 bits. - User Space Notification
Hotplug support for devices is common in Linux today. Its being used today to
On Thursday, June 20, 2013 04:54:42 PM Hanjun Guo wrote:
More than 256 entries in ACPI MADT is supported from ACPI 3.0 Specification, So the outdated description for MADT entries should be removed.
Well, it kind of is still valid for systems pre-dating ACPI 3.0, isn't it?
So perhaps instead of simply removing that information it would be better to rephrase it?
Thanks, Rafael
Signed-off-by: Hanjun Guo hanjun.guo@linaro.org
Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt index 9f40135..2e36e40 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt @@ -370,9 +370,6 @@ A: There is no clear spec defined way from ACPI that can give us that CPUs in MADT as hotpluggable CPUS. In the case there are no disabled CPUS we assume 1/2 the number of CPUs currently present can be hotplugged.
- Caveat: Today's ACPI MADT can only provide 256 entries since the apicid field
- in MADT is only 8 bits.
User Space Notification Hotplug support for devices is common in Linux today. Its being used today to
On 2013-6-21 3:52, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
On Thursday, June 20, 2013 04:54:42 PM Hanjun Guo wrote:
More than 256 entries in ACPI MADT is supported from ACPI 3.0 Specification, So the outdated description for MADT entries should be removed.
Well, it kind of is still valid for systems pre-dating ACPI 3.0, isn't it?
Yes, it is.
So perhaps instead of simply removing that information it would be better to rephrase it?
Good idea, I will update my patch and send out soon.
Thanks Hanjun
Thanks, Rafael
Signed-off-by: Hanjun Guo hanjun.guo@linaro.org
Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt index 9f40135..2e36e40 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt @@ -370,9 +370,6 @@ A: There is no clear spec defined way from ACPI that can give us that CPUs in MADT as hotpluggable CPUS. In the case there are no disabled CPUS we assume 1/2 the number of CPUs currently present can be hotplugged.
- Caveat: Today's ACPI MADT can only provide 256 entries since the apicid field
- in MADT is only 8 bits.
User Space Notification Hotplug support for devices is common in Linux today. Its being used today to
On 06/20/2013 03:54:42 AM, Hanjun Guo wrote:
More than 256 entries in ACPI MADT is supported from ACPI 3.0 Specification, So the outdated description for MADT entries should be removed.
Signed-off-by: Hanjun Guo hanjun.guo@linaro.org
Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
Acked-by: Rob Landley rob@landley.net
diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt index 9f40135..2e36e40 100644 --- a/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt +++ b/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt @@ -370,9 +370,6 @@ A: There is no clear spec defined way from ACPI that can give us that CPUs in MADT as hotpluggable CPUS. In the case there are no disabled CPUS we assume 1/2 the number of CPUs currently present can be hotplugged.
- Caveat: Today's ACPI MADT can only provide 256 entries since the
apicid field
- in MADT is only 8 bits.
User Space Notification
Hotplug support for devices is common in Linux today. Its being used today to -- 1.7.9.5
On Thu, 20 Jun 2013, Rob Landley wrote:
On 06/20/2013 03:54:42 AM, Hanjun Guo wrote:
More than 256 entries in ACPI MADT is supported from ACPI 3.0 Specification, So the outdated description for MADT entries should be removed.
Signed-off-by: Hanjun Guo hanjun.guo@linaro.org
Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
Acked-by: Rob Landley rob@landley.net
I am not taking this one, as I think the information should be kept there to reflect the state on systems that are not 3.0-compliant.
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