[PATCH v5 2/9] x86/topology: Provide topology_num_packages()

2016-10-01 Thread Srinivas Pandruvada
From: Tim Chen Returns number of cpu packages discovered. This information is needed to determine the size of the platform and decide if the Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 (ITMT) feature should be turned on by default. The ITMT feature is more effective on

[PATCH v5 2/9] x86/topology: Provide topology_num_packages()

2016-10-01 Thread Srinivas Pandruvada
From: Tim Chen Returns number of cpu packages discovered. This information is needed to determine the size of the platform and decide if the Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 (ITMT) feature should be turned on by default. The ITMT feature is more effective on single socket client like