Re: [GIT RFC] percpu: use dynamic percpu allocator as the defaultpercpu allocator

From: Christoph Lameter
Date: Tue Mar 31 2009 - 17:16:20 EST


On Tue, 31 Mar 2009, Martin Schwidefsky wrote:

> > Please include the patch inline next time.
>
> What do you mean by "inline"? That the patch should not be the last
> thing in the mail?

The patch needs to show up when I press reply and not vanish. I guess this
was an attachment.

> I don't see how changes to the initial per cpu segment should help with
> access to per cpu symbols.

Can you convince the linker to place the per cpu segment > 4G away from
the code? Its a virtual address right?


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