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List:       linux-sparc
Subject:    Re: sparc32 smp patch
From:       "David S. Miller" <davem () davemloft ! net>
Date:       2006-03-24 6:26:42
Message-ID: 20060323.222642.84670854.davem () davemloft ! net
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From: Bob Breuer <breuerr@mc.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:20:37 -0600

> It may not be ready for upstream merging yet, but it would be helpful to
> get some review and testing of it.
> 
> Todo items:
>  - IRQ_INPROGRESS flag - use sparc64 irq buckets, or generic irq_desc?
>  - sun4d
>  - re-indent large chunks of sun4m_smp.c
>  - some places assume sequential cpu numbering (i.e. 0,1 instead of 0,2)
> 
> Last I checked (with 2.6.14), random programs segfault with dual
> HyperSPARC.  And with SuperSPARC II's, it seems stable but will
> eventually die from a write lock error (wrong lock owner or something).
> 
> I haven't tried the HyperSPARC + highmem combination recently, so that
> may still be a problem.

I think this is better than no progress at all, so I'm going
to put this patch into 2.6.17

Thanks Bob, and please provide "Signed-off-by: " lines in the
future.
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