Re: [Patch -v4 4/4] Make reboot_cpuid a kernel parameter. other cpus.

2013-04-17 Thread Robin Holt
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 07:44:12AM -0500, Robin Holt wrote: > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 05:05:45AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > Why not just support the existing syntax everywhere? > > I have not given it much consideration, but IIRC, the other arches that > were using reboot= were only looking

Re: [Patch -v4 4/4] Make reboot_cpuid a kernel parameter. other cpus.

2013-04-17 Thread Robin Holt
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 07:44:12AM -0500, Robin Holt wrote: On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 05:05:45AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: Why not just support the existing syntax everywhere? I have not given it much consideration, but IIRC, the other arches that were using reboot= were only looking for

Re: [Patch -v4 4/4] Make reboot_cpuid a kernel parameter. other cpus.

2013-04-16 Thread Robin Holt
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 05:05:45AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Why not just support the existing syntax everywhere? I have not given it much consideration, but IIRC, the other arches that were using reboot= were only looking for an 'h' or something like that. I will consider making the syntax

Re: [Patch -v4 4/4] Make reboot_cpuid a kernel parameter. other cpus.

2013-04-16 Thread H. Peter Anvin
Why not just support the existing syntax everywhere? Robin Holt wrote: >Moving the reboot=s<##> parameter for x86 to a kernel parameter >proper. I did not find any other arch that was specifying the >reboot cpu. > >I left a compatibility mode in there. The new parameter always >takes

[Patch -v4 4/4] Make reboot_cpuid a kernel parameter. other cpus.

2013-04-16 Thread Robin Holt
Moving the reboot=s<##> parameter for x86 to a kernel parameter proper. I did not find any other arch that was specifying the reboot cpu. I left a compatibility mode in there. The new parameter always takes precedence. I also fixed up the current code to support up to cpuid's up to the current

[Patch -v4 4/4] Make reboot_cpuid a kernel parameter. other cpus.

2013-04-16 Thread Robin Holt
Moving the reboot=s## parameter for x86 to a kernel parameter proper. I did not find any other arch that was specifying the reboot cpu. I left a compatibility mode in there. The new parameter always takes precedence. I also fixed up the current code to support up to cpuid's up to the current

Re: [Patch -v4 4/4] Make reboot_cpuid a kernel parameter. other cpus.

2013-04-16 Thread H. Peter Anvin
Why not just support the existing syntax everywhere? Robin Holt h...@sgi.com wrote: Moving the reboot=s## parameter for x86 to a kernel parameter proper. I did not find any other arch that was specifying the reboot cpu. I left a compatibility mode in there. The new parameter always takes

Re: [Patch -v4 4/4] Make reboot_cpuid a kernel parameter. other cpus.

2013-04-16 Thread Robin Holt
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 05:05:45AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: Why not just support the existing syntax everywhere? I have not given it much consideration, but IIRC, the other arches that were using reboot= were only looking for an 'h' or something like that. I will consider making the syntax