From: Andi Kleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 13:26:38 +0100
> > > But I suspect distributions kernels enable CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU so > > num_possible_cpus() will be NR_CPUS. > > Nope, on x86 num_possible_cpus() is derived from BIOS tables these days. And similarly on SPARC64 is will be set based upon the physical capabilities of the system. This makes a huge different as we have to set NR_CPUS to 4096 in order to handle the cpu numbering of some UltraSPARC-IV machines. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
