Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions (updated)

2008-02-13 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Ingo Molnar wrote: > * Max Krasnyansky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Ingo said a few different things (a bit too large to quote). > > [...] >> And at the end he said: >>> Also, i'd not mind some test-coverage in sched.git as well. > >> I far as I know "do not mind" does not mean "must go to"

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions (updated)

2008-02-13 Thread Ingo Molnar
* Max Krasnyansky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ingo said a few different things (a bit too large to quote). [...] > And at the end he said: > > Also, i'd not mind some test-coverage in sched.git as well. > I far as I know "do not mind" does not mean "must go to" ;-). [...] the CPU isolation

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions (updated)

2008-02-13 Thread Ingo Molnar
* Max Krasnyansky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ingo said a few different things (a bit too large to quote). [...] And at the end he said: Also, i'd not mind some test-coverage in sched.git as well. I far as I know do not mind does not mean must go to ;-). [...] the CPU isolation related

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions (updated)

2008-02-13 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Ingo Molnar wrote: * Max Krasnyansky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ingo said a few different things (a bit too large to quote). [...] And at the end he said: Also, i'd not mind some test-coverage in sched.git as well. I far as I know do not mind does not mean must go to ;-). [...] the

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions (updated)

2008-02-09 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Paul Jackson wrote: > Max wrote: >> Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from > > Did I miss something in this discussion? I thought > Ingo was quite clear, and Linus pretty clear too, > that this patch should bake in *-mm or some such > place for a bit first. > Andrew said: > The

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions (updated)

2008-02-09 Thread Paul Jackson
Max wrote: > Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from Did I miss something in this discussion? I thought Ingo was quite clear, and Linus pretty clear too, that this patch should bake in *-mm or some such place for a bit first. -- I won't rest till it's the best ...

[git pull] CPU isolation extensions (updated)

2008-02-09 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git for-linus Diffstat: Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu | 41 +++ Documentation/cpu-isolation.txt| 113 +

[git pull] CPU isolation extensions (updated)

2008-02-09 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git for-linus Diffstat: Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-system-cpu | 41 +++ Documentation/cpu-isolation.txt| 113 +

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions (updated)

2008-02-09 Thread Paul Jackson
Max wrote: Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from Did I miss something in this discussion? I thought Ingo was quite clear, and Linus pretty clear too, that this patch should bake in *-mm or some such place for a bit first. -- I won't rest till it's the best ...

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions (updated)

2008-02-09 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Paul Jackson wrote: Max wrote: Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from Did I miss something in this discussion? I thought Ingo was quite clear, and Linus pretty clear too, that this patch should bake in *-mm or some such place for a bit first. Andrew said: The feature as a

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Hi Ingo, Thanks for your reply. > * Linus Torvalds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Max Krasnyansky wrote: >>> Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from >>> >>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git >>> for-linus >> Have these been in -mm

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Ingo Molnar
* Linus Torvalds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Max Krasnyansky wrote: > > > > Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from > > > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git > > for-linus > > Have these been in -mm and widely discussed etc? I'd

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Andrew Morton
On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:22:34 -0800 Max Krasnyansky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - There are two separate and identical implementations of > > cpu_unusable(cpu). Please do it once, in a header, preferably with C > > function, not macros. > > Those are local versions that depend whether a

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Paul Jackson wrote: > Max - Andrew wondered if the rt tree had seen the > code or commented it on it. What became of that? I just replied to Andrew. It's not an RT feature per se. And yes Peter CC'ed RT folks. You probably did not get a chance to read all replies. They had some

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Andrew Morton wrote: > On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 01:59:54 -0600 Paul Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> but hard real time is not my expertise > > Speaking of which.. there is the -rt tree. Have those people had a look > at the feature, perhaps played with the code? Peter Z. and Steven R. sent

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Paul Jackson
Max - Andrew wondered if the rt tree had seen the code or commented it on it. What became of that? My two cents isn't worth a plug nickel here, but I'm inclined to nod in agreement when Linus wants to see these patches get some more exposure before going into Linus's tree. ... what's the hurry?

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Paul Jackson wrote: > Andrew wrote: >> (and bear in mind that Paul has a track record of being wrong >> on this :)) > > heh - I saw that . > > Max - Andrew's about right, as usual. You answered my initial > questions on this patch set adequately, but hard real time is > not my expertise, so

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Hi Linus, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Max Krasnyansky wrote: >> Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from >> >> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git for-linus > > Have these been in -mm and widely discussed etc? I'd like to start more >

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Andrew Morton wrote: > On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:32:55 -0800 Max Krasnyansky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from >> >> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git for-linus > > The feature as a whole seems useful, and I don't

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Linus Torvalds
On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Max Krasnyansky wrote: > > Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git for-linus Have these been in -mm and widely discussed etc? I'd like to start more carefully, and (a) have that controversial

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Andrew Morton
On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 01:59:54 -0600 Paul Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > but hard real time is > not my expertise Speaking of which.. there is the -rt tree. Have those people had a look at the feature, perhaps played with the code? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Paul Jackson
Andrew wrote: > (and bear in mind that Paul has a track record of being wrong > on this :)) heh - I saw that . Max - Andrew's about right, as usual. You answered my initial questions on this patch set adequately, but hard real time is not my expertise, so in the final analysis, other than my

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Andrew Morton
On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 01:59:54 -0600 Paul Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but hard real time is not my expertise Speaking of which.. there is the -rt tree. Have those people had a look at the feature, perhaps played with the code? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Paul Jackson
Andrew wrote: (and bear in mind that Paul has a track record of being wrong on this :)) heh - I saw that grin. Max - Andrew's about right, as usual. You answered my initial questions on this patch set adequately, but hard real time is not my expertise, so in the final analysis, other than

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Andrew Morton wrote: On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 01:59:54 -0600 Paul Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but hard real time is not my expertise Speaking of which.. there is the -rt tree. Have those people had a look at the feature, perhaps played with the code? Peter Z. and Steven R. sent me some

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Ingo Molnar
* Linus Torvalds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Max Krasnyansky wrote: Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git for-linus Have these been in -mm and widely discussed etc? I'd like to start

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Andrew Morton
On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:22:34 -0800 Max Krasnyansky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - There are two separate and identical implementations of cpu_unusable(cpu). Please do it once, in a header, preferably with C function, not macros. Those are local versions that depend whether a feature is

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Hi Linus, Linus Torvalds wrote: On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Max Krasnyansky wrote: Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git for-linus Have these been in -mm and widely discussed etc? I'd like to start more carefully,

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Paul Jackson
Max - Andrew wondered if the rt tree had seen the code or commented it on it. What became of that? My two cents isn't worth a plug nickel here, but I'm inclined to nod in agreement when Linus wants to see these patches get some more exposure before going into Linus's tree. ... what's the hurry?

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Paul Jackson wrote: Max - Andrew wondered if the rt tree had seen the code or commented it on it. What became of that? I just replied to Andrew. It's not an RT feature per se. And yes Peter CC'ed RT folks. You probably did not get a chance to read all replies. They had some

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Paul Jackson wrote: Andrew wrote: (and bear in mind that Paul has a track record of being wrong on this :)) heh - I saw that grin. Max - Andrew's about right, as usual. You answered my initial questions on this patch set adequately, but hard real time is not my expertise, so in the

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-07 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Hi Ingo, Thanks for your reply. * Linus Torvalds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Max Krasnyansky wrote: Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git for-linus Have these been in -mm and widely discussed

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-06 Thread Andrew Morton
On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:32:55 -0800 Max Krasnyansky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git for-linus The feature as a whole seems useful, and I don't actually oppose the merge based on

[git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-06 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git for-linus Diffstat: b/arch/x86/Kconfig |1 b/arch/x86/kernel/genapic_flat_64.c |5 ++- b/drivers/base/cpu.c| 48

[git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-06 Thread Max Krasnyansky
Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git for-linus Diffstat: b/arch/x86/Kconfig |1 b/arch/x86/kernel/genapic_flat_64.c |5 ++- b/drivers/base/cpu.c| 48

Re: [git pull] CPU isolation extensions

2008-02-06 Thread Andrew Morton
On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:32:55 -0800 Max Krasnyansky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Linus, please pull CPU isolation extensions from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/maxk/cpuisol-2.6.git for-linus The feature as a whole seems useful, and I don't actually oppose the merge based on what I