Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Mon, 17 Jun 2002 10:32:10 +0200 (CEST) | From | Ingo Molnar <> | Subject | Re: [patch] 2.4.19-pre10-ac2: O(1) scheduler merge, -A3. |
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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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