18/07/2023 12:37, Varghese, Vipin:
> > 14/07/2023 11:14, Varghese, Vipin:
> > > From: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>
> > > > 11/07/2023 17:42, Stephen Hemminger:
> > > > > On Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:32:07 -0700 Vipin Varghese
> > > > > <vipin.vargh...@amd.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> 
> <<Snipped>>
> 
> > > > >
> > > > > Git complains because you added new blank line at end of file.
> > > > >
> > > > > One wording suggestion would be to use the term "Node" instead of
> > > > "Numa" in the table.
> > > > > And fix heading alignment. The new headings don't look right.
> > > > >
> > > > > For the case with only single socket, single node, some of the
> > > > > headings could be dropped as well.
> > > >
> > > > I don't understand why we continue working on this script.
> > > > I thought we agreed it should be removed in favor of lstopo.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Sorry Thomas, I did not follow your ` I don't understand why we
> > > continue working on this script. I thought we agreed it should be
> > > removed in favor of lstopo.`
> > >
> > > From last email from my end `we should promote and document the
> > changes provided the existing tool is phased out and use lstopo`.
> > >
> > > Note:
> > > 1. This is with assumption that both Linux and Windows `lstopo` is 
> > > modified
> > and handles `ACPI L3 SRAT NUMA` and `Node per Socket NUMA`.
> > > 2. I have not seen a depreciation notice for cpu_layout.py too.
> >
> > My take is that we should stop working on this script.
> > It is better to contribute to lstopo. Did you try?
> >
> > We probably won't deprecate cpu_layout.py easily.
> > The first step would be to add a message when running the script,
> > recommending to use lstopo.
> > Vipin would you like to write such a patch?
> 
> Sure, we can do this. Based on the discussion with Ferruh, we as AMD find a 
> need to update documentation for ` Platform Specific Guides`, which will help 
> to capture various combinations of `NPS` and `L3 for Compute Tiles` using 
> lstopo and other tools as required.

OK thanks



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