2012/11/5 Christoph Lameter <c...@linux.com>: > On Fri, 2 Nov 2012, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > >> On Fri, Nov 02, 2012 at 04:51:50PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote: >> > On Fri, 2012-11-02 at 13:41 -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote: >> > >> > > The no-CBs mask would be read-only for some time -- changed only at >> > > boot. Longer term, I hope to allow run-time modification, but... >> > >> > but what? You're not looking to retire already are you? ;-) >> >> Not for a few decades. ;-) >> >> But let's add the no-CBs mask to sysfs when I add the ability to run-time >> modify that mast. > > Well we are creating a user ABi with the boot time option. It would be > best to get it right out of the door.
I believe that a static setting through a boot option is a nice first step already. Runtime tuning may involve dynamic migration and other headaches. The nocb patch is tricky enough to review ;) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/