Re: [RFC] CPUMASK: proposal for replacing cpumask_t
From: Mike Travis
Date: Wed Sep 10 2008 - 19:33:29 EST
Andi Kleen wrote:
>> Here's an initial proposal for abstracting cpumask_t to be either
>
> At least for some cases I don't think you'll get around defining
> a "nearby subset of CPUs that can be handled together" type. Handling 1K
> objects all the time in one piece is simply not a good idea.
>
> -Andi
Every time I stop to think about this, the problems with the cpu
operators come to mind. Should there be a separate set? Or simply
conversion functions to/from a "cpumask_subset" type?
Thanks,
Mike
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