Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:10:39 -0800 | From | Mike Travis <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] mm/vmalloc: don't use vmalloc_end |
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Christoph Lameter wrote: > On Tue, 8 Dec 2009, Jan Beulich wrote: > >> According to Tejun the problem is just cosmetic (i.e. causes build >> warnings), since the functions affected aren't being used (yet) on >> ia64. So feel free to drop the patch again, given that he has a patch >> queued to address the issue by renaming the arch variable. > > I thought the new code must be used in order for the new percpu allocator > to work? Or is this referring to other code? > >> I wonder though why that code is being built on ia64 at all if it's not >> being used (i.e. why it doesn't depend on a CONFIG_*, HAVE_*, or >> NEED_* manifest constant). > > Tony: Can you confirm that the new percpu stuff works on IA64? (Or is > there nobody left to care?)
Christoph, I have access to a 640p system for a couple more weeks if there's anything you'd like me to check out.
Thanks, Mike
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