Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:32:35 -0800 | From | Ravikiran Thirumalai <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86_64: make amd quad core 8 socket system not be clustered_box v2 |
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On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 11:00:58AM -0800, Yinghai Lu wrote: > >1. if acpi=off ?
Well that is not a realistic scenario for any multi chassi NUMA machine, since the proximity information is very important and turning acpi off deprives the OS of this information.
>2. some system will be treated wrong. >my four sockets system >ACPI: SLIT: nodes = 4 > 10 13 13 16 > 13 10 16 13 > 13 16 10 13 > 16 13 13 10 >my eight sockets system
This makes it difficult to use SLIT for multi chassi detection then :(. Did not know such SLIT tables existed on single board machines.
Thanks, Kiran
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