Re: Fix irq_affinity write from /proc for IPF

2005-03-14 Thread Andrew Morton
Ashok Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is it not possible for ia64's ->set_affinity() handler to do this deferring? > > > > There are other places where we re-program, and its fine to call the > current version of set_affinity directly, like when we are doing cpu offline > and trying to forc

Re: Fix irq_affinity write from /proc for IPF

2005-03-14 Thread Ashok Raj
On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 03:59:23PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote: > Ashok Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > "ia64" is preferred, please. Nobody knows what an IPF is. Right!. Sorry about that. > > > Is it not possible for ia64's ->set_affinity() handler to do this deferring? > There are oth

Re: Fix irq_affinity write from /proc for IPF

2005-03-14 Thread Andrew Morton
Ashok Raj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Andrew/Tony > > This patch is required for IPF to perform deferred write to rte's when > affinity is programmed via /proc. These entries can only be programmed when > interrupt is pending. "ia64" is preferred, please. Nobody knows what an IPF is. >