On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:26:49 +0100 Ingo Molnar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> * Len Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So while the irq compression code on i386 should really > > be deleted -- even before merging the x86_64 irq-overhaul, > > this patch simply disables it on all high volume systems > > to avoid problems #1 and #2 on most all i386 systems. > > > > A large system with pin numbers >=64 will still have compression > > to conserve limited IRQ numbers for sparse IOAPICS. However, > > the vast majority of the planet, those with only pin numbers < 64 > > will use an identity GSI -> IRQ mapping. > > > > Signed-off-by: Len Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > thanks for the patch and the extensive description. I've applied this to > x86.git. Len applied it to his tree too. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
