Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH 0/4] Sync BSP's APIC mode to APs in MP init flow

2023-11-13 Thread Laszlo Ersek
n > Young via groups.io > *Sent:* Thursday, November 9, 2023 8:29 AM > *To:* Gerd Hoffmann ; devel@edk2.groups.io > *Subject:* Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH 0/4] Sync BSP's APIC mode to APs in > MP init flow > >   > >   > >  Hello, is this issue/patch still being

Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH 0/4] Sync BSP's APIC mode to APs in MP init flow

2023-11-09 Thread Michael D Kinney
x27;s APIC mode to APs in MP init flow Hello, is this issue/patch still being worked/considered? If so, is there an ETA? Without this fix, one cannot hotplug beyond 255 vcpus with OVMF and we need this capability. NOTE: Gerd's original fix (https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/1008

Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH 0/4] Sync BSP's APIC mode to APs in MP init flow

2023-11-09 Thread Aaron Young via groups.io
Hello, is this issue/patch still being worked/considered? If so, is there an ETA? Without this fix, one cannot hotplug beyond 255 vcpus with OVMF and we need this capability. NOTE: Gerd's original fix ( https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/100801 ), does allow hotplug beyond 255 vcpus. So, t

Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH 0/4] Sync BSP's APIC mode to APs in MP init flow

2023-07-07 Thread Gerd Hoffmann
On Fri, Jul 07, 2023 at 09:25:39AM +, Ni, Ray wrote: > Gerd, > No. I don't plan to add PCD. > I thought that initially but in the end I figured out: > * PCD is a way to let platform configure the common logic behavior. > * Why not treat "X2 APIC status in BSP" as a "hardware" PCD? A PCD has th

Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH 0/4] Sync BSP's APIC mode to APs in MP init flow

2023-07-07 Thread Ni, Ray
023 4:56 PM > To: devel@edk2.groups.io; Ni, Ray > Subject: Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH 0/4] Sync BSP's APIC mode to APs in MP init > flow > > On Fri, Jul 07, 2023 at 01:28:57PM +0800, Ni, Ray wrote: > > [ empty cover letter ] > > Summary of the patch series changes wo

Re: [edk2-devel] [PATCH 0/4] Sync BSP's APIC mode to APs in MP init flow

2023-07-07 Thread Gerd Hoffmann
On Fri, Jul 07, 2023 at 01:28:57PM +0800, Ni, Ray wrote: [ empty cover letter ] Summary of the patch series changes would be nice. If I read things correctly this series will: (a) allow platforms use x2apic mode by simply switching the BSP into x2apic mode early enough (for example in P

[edk2-devel] [PATCH 0/4] Sync BSP's APIC mode to APs in MP init flow

2023-07-06 Thread Ni, Ray
Ray Ni (4): UefiCpuPkg/MpInitLib: Separate X2APIC enabling to subfunction UefiCpuPkg/MpInitLib: Sync BSP's APIC mode to APs in InitConfig path UefiCpuPkg/MpInitLib: Skip X2APIC enabling when BSP in X2APIC already UefiCpuPkg/CpuFeatures: Deprecate CPU_FEATURE_X2APIC .../Include/Library/Reg