Re: [PATCH] x86: add PCI IDs to k8topology_64.c

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Mon Jan 28 2008 - 23:23:04 EST


> also there are some users are using LinuxBIOS or other firmware that doesn't have or like ACPI support. but they still need numa.
> for them ACPI doesn't help.

We've had this discussion before. The right way even if you don't
want to do full ACPI is to do just the minimal static boot tables
and a SRAT. These are quite simple tables and should be easy to set up.
SRAT is essentially just a two dimensional table with node distances.

-Andi
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