RE: [PATCH][2.4] generic cluster APIC support for systems with m ore than 8 CPUs

From: Martin J. Bligh (mbligh@aracnet.com)
Date: Mon Dec 23 2002 - 10:30:12 EST


> How about using logical destination mode when programming the IOAPIC?
> Currently we do physical in io_apic.c (the reason why it breaks on NUMAQ)
> This way we can get node affinity just by setting the Destination Field
> for an IOREDTBL to APIC_BROADCAST_ID and also targetting single cpus on a
> node becomes node generic.

Yup, that'll work fine once we have balance_IRQ set up with node affinity.
Using phys is just a cheapo lazy hacker's way to steal node affinity for
free from the mouths of babes.

M.

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