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authorHeiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>2006-02-20 21:27:58 -0500
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org>2006-02-20 23:00:10 -0500
commit6303dbf570e410067380daec670fdb4137ac0d1d (patch)
tree19ae622f55fb1717a09617d1de8f0672e47ee6c1 /Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
parent2e2b42636614f3c152672b5da67947ccbcbe0d32 (diff)
[PATCH] cpu hotplug documentation fix
Looks like there was a merge conflict when patches 8f8b1138fc9f65e3591aac83a4ee394fef34ac1d and 255acee706b333b79f593dd366f16e1f107cccc3 were applied which wasn't properly resolved. Fix this and add some additional description. Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com> Cc: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ maxcpus=n Restrict boot time cpus to n. Say if you have 4 cpus, using
46 maxcpus=2 will only boot 2. You can choose to bring the 46 maxcpus=2 will only boot 2. You can choose to bring the
47 other cpus later online, read FAQ's for more info. 47 other cpus later online, read FAQ's for more info.
48 48
49additional_cpus=n [x86_64, s390 only] use this to limit hotpluggable cpus. 49additional_cpus*=n Use this to limit hotpluggable cpus. This option sets
50 This option sets
51 cpu_possible_map = cpu_present_map + additional_cpus 50 cpu_possible_map = cpu_present_map + additional_cpus
52 51
52(*) Option valid only for following architectures
53- x86_64, ia64, s390
54
53ia64 and x86_64 use the number of disabled local apics in ACPI tables MADT 55ia64 and x86_64 use the number of disabled local apics in ACPI tables MADT
54to determine the number of potentially hot-pluggable cpus. The implementation 56to determine the number of potentially hot-pluggable cpus. The implementation
55should only rely on this to count the #of cpus, but *MUST* not rely on the 57should only rely on this to count the #of cpus, but *MUST* not rely on the
@@ -57,6 +59,9 @@ apicid values in those tables for disabled apics. In the event BIOS doesnt
57mark such hot-pluggable cpus as disabled entries, one could use this 59mark such hot-pluggable cpus as disabled entries, one could use this
58parameter "additional_cpus=x" to represent those cpus in the cpu_possible_map. 60parameter "additional_cpus=x" to represent those cpus in the cpu_possible_map.
59 61
62s390 uses the number of cpus it detects at IPL time to also the number of bits
63in cpu_possible_map. If it is desired to add additional cpus at a later time
64the number should be specified using this option or the possible_cpus option.
60 65
61possible_cpus=n [s390 only] use this to set hotpluggable cpus. 66possible_cpus=n [s390 only] use this to set hotpluggable cpus.
62 This option sets possible_cpus bits in 67 This option sets possible_cpus bits in