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    SubjectRe: [patch] 2.4.19-pre10-ac2: O(1) scheduler merge, -A3.

    On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:

    > > i have planned to submit the irqbalance patch for 2.4-ac real soon, which
    > > needs this function - current IRQ distribution on P4 SMP boxes is a
    > > showstopper.
    >
    > Can we add a config time option for irqbalance? I consider it extra
    > overhead for setups which can do the interrupt distribution via hardware
    > properly, [...]

    What x86 hardware do you have in mind?

    My main issue with irqbalance is the lack of testing it has - eg. a
    showstopper SMP-on-UP bug was found just two days ago.

    > [...] also irqbalance breaks NUMAQ horribly seeing as it assumes a
    > number of things like addressing modes.

    exactly what does it assume that breaks NUMAQ?

    Ingo

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