On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 04:04:18PM +0800, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > * Borislav Petkov <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 04:07:40PM +0800, Huang Rui wrote: > > > Add an accessor function amd_get_cores_per_cu() which returns the > > > number of cores per compute unit. > > > > > > In a subsequent patch, we will use this function in fam15h_power > > > driver. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Huang Rui <[email protected]> > > > --- > > > arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h | 1 + > > > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++-- > > > 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > Btw, this needs an ACK from a tip person if it goes through the hwmon > > tree. > > Looks good to me in theory. > > I suspect we might want to factor the 'compute unit' logic out a bit more if > usage > becomes more widespread - but right now it's hwmon drivers only,right? >
Actually, the cores with the same compute unit share some resources such as power domain, it might be useful in other parts not only for hwmon. :) Thanks, Rui -- 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/
