[PATCH] Clustered APIC setup for >8 CPU systems
Clustered APIC setup patch. Needed to support generic systems with more than 8 CPUs. Motivation: The current APIC destination mode ("Flat Logical") used in linux kernel has an upper limit of 8 CPUs. For more than 8 CPUs, either "Clustered Logical" or "Physical" mode has to be used. The attached patch adds support such systems by organizing them into logical clusters, with each cluster having 4 CPUs. This is activated by a new config option "Support for other sub-arch SMP systems with more than 8 CPUs", under Processor feature->Sub architecture. The patch is made very simple and isolated, thanks to Martin J. Bligh's patchsets, which has moved all APIC related functions into sub-arch macros. Has zero impact on standard systems. This patch enables all 16 logical processors on a generic, non-quad based, system that we have here. Also, by looking at SuSE source, I have also added a special switch, to specifically support Unisys (ES7000). Just replacing #define SEQUENTIAL_APICID by CLUSTERED_APICID in the patch should make it work on ES7000(not tested).
Showing
Please register or sign in to comment