| Date | Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:45:11 +0800 | From | Américo Wang <> | Subject | Re: [5/8,v3] NUMA Hotplug Emulator: support cpu probe/release in x86 |
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On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:08:04AM +0800, shaohui.zheng@intel.com wrote: >From: Shaohui Zheng <shaohui.zheng@intel.com> > >Add cpu interface probe/release under sysfs for x86. User can use this >interface to emulate the cpu hot-add process, it is for cpu hotplug >test purpose. Add a kernel option CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE for this >feature. > >This interface provides a mechanism to emulate cpu hotplug with software > methods, it becomes possible to do cpu hotplug automation and stress >testing. >
Huh? We already have CPU online/offline...
Can you describe more about the difference?
Thanks.
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