Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 8 Feb 2006 03:43:33 +0100 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | Re: [2.6 patch] let IA64_GENERIC select more stuff |
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On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 06:17:47PM -0800, Chen, Kenneth W wrote: > Adrian Bunk wrote on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 6:09 PM > > > CONFIG_IA64_GENERIC is a platform type choice, you can have platform > > > type of DIG, HPZX1, SGI SN2, or all of the above. DIG platform depends > > > on ACPI, thus need ACPI on. SGI altix is a numa box, thus, need NUMA > > > on. NEC, Fujitsu build numa machines with ACPI SRAT table, thus, need > > > ACPI_NUMA on. When you build a kernel to boot on all platforms, you > > > have no choice but to turn on all of the above. Processor type and SMP > > > is different from platform type. It does not have any dependency on > > > platform type. They are orthogonal choice. > > > > This is interesting, considering that e.g. IA64_SGI_SN2=y, NUMA=n or > > IA64_DIG=y, ACPI=n are currently allowed configurations. > > Right, that is what Matthew Wilcox said in earlier thread. > > > > > > Keith said IA64_GENERIC should select all the options required in > > > > order to run on all the IA64 platforms out there. > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > This is what my patch does. > > > > > > You patch does more than what you described and is wrong. Selecting > > > platform type should not be tied into selecting SMP nor should it tied > > > > This was what Keith wanted. > > > > It seems everyone thinks I am wrong, but when I'm implementing what one > > person suggests, other people say that what I am doing is wrong. > > You have to digest what people say and *understand* why they said what they > say. Checking earlier thread, Keith did not say "select CONFIG_ITANIUM > for generic ia64 platforms". >...
Keith suggested that IA64_GENERIC should select SMP, and this is what you disagreed with.
And I'm still interested in your suggestion for the IA64_GENERIC<->NUMA<->FLATMEM dependencies.
> - Ken
cu Adrian
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