Re: [PATCH] [20/82] i386: Panic the system when a NUMA kernel doesn't run on IBM NUMA

From: Dave Jones
Date: Fri Jun 23 2006 - 20:37:40 EST


On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 02:19:28AM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:


> + extern int use_cyclone;
> + if (use_cyclone == 0) {
> + /* Make sure user sees something */
> + static const char s[] __initdata = "Not an IBM x440/NUMAQ. Don't use i386 CONFIG_NUMA anywhere else.";
> + early_printk(s);
> + panic(s);
> + }

non-IBM Machines do still boot with that enabled though don't they?
Turning previously working configurations into panic()'s seems a bit odd,
even with a warning.

Dave

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