Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 16 Sep 1996 10:44:05 -0400 (EDT) | From | Jacques Gelinas <> | Subject | Re: Module Versioning Problems: Time for /proc/smp |
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On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, Alan Cox wrote:
> > In an SMP kernel 'smp_num_cpus' is a _variable_, in non-SMP kernel it is > > a '#define smp_num_cpus 1', it is neither in ksyms nor can it be > > checked in a module or insmod. > > > > Really, it would be good to have it as _variable_ in both kernel types. > > No it wouldn't. Not from a compiler output and performance viewpoint. The > bug is in the module stuff failing to discover a difference. We just need > a way to help it along
Is it time for /proc/smp. I can include this in my patch (_R vs _S for name mangling).
Which information should /proc/smp contains ?
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