[PATCH] config, x86 enable boot cpu hotplug
Prarit Bhargava
prarit at redhat.com
Sun Jan 19 12:43:06 UTC 2014
On 01/14/2014 08:40 AM, Josh Boyer wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 7:36 AM, Prarit Bhargava <prarit at redhat.com> wrote:
>> Set CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_HOTPLUG_CPU0 to 'y'. Currently, to disable CPU0,
>> the "boot" cpu, one must specify cpu0_hotplug as a kernel parameter.
>> Setting this config variable to 1 enables it by default.
>>
>> I've tested this on systems where it was expected to work and it seems to
>> function properly.
>
> Looking this over, it simply makes it _possible_ to offline CPU0, but
> doesn't do it by default, correct?
>
> I've got it queued locally and assuming the answer to my question is
> what I think it is, I'll push it out soonish. Thanks.
>
Josh, after some additional testing it looks like we should not do this yet.
There are some odd bugs that have popped up on older hardware and a few issues
on new hardware that need to be resolved.
So ... I think this should be rejected or reverted.
Thanks,
P.
> josh
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