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[PATCH] doc: fixing cpu-hotplug documentation

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Fixing cpu-hotplug documentation as follows:

 - moving confusing asterisk on additional_cpus descrition
 - fixing some typos
 - unifying indentation for source code and command line example

Signed-off-by: Satoru Takeuchi <takeuchi_satoru@jp.fujitsu.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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Satoru Takeuchi 2006-10-19 23:29:06 -07:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
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@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ maxcpus=n Restrict boot time cpus to n. Say if you have 4 cpus, using
maxcpus=2 will only boot 2. You can choose to bring the
other cpus later online, read FAQ's for more info.
additional_cpus*=n Use this to limit hotpluggable cpus. This option sets
additional_cpus=n (*) Use this to limit hotpluggable cpus. This option sets
cpu_possible_map = cpu_present_map + additional_cpus
(*) Option valid only for following architectures
@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ will work as long as stop_machine_run() is used to take a cpu down.
CPU Hotplug - Frequently Asked Questions.
Q: How to i enable my kernel to support CPU hotplug?
Q: How to enable my kernel to support CPU hotplug?
A: When doing make defconfig, Enable CPU hotplug support
"Processor type and Features" -> Support for Hotpluggable CPUs
@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ an entry as shown below in the output.
none on /sys type sysfs (rw)
....
if this is not mounted, do the following.
If this is not mounted, do the following.
#mkdir /sysfs
#mount -t sysfs sys /sys
now you should see entries for all present cpu, the following is an example
Now you should see entries for all present cpu, the following is an example
in a 8-way system.
#pwd
@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ file to logically online/offline a processor.
Q: Does hot-add/hot-remove refer to physical add/remove of cpus?
A: The usage of hot-add/remove may not be very consistently used in the code.
CONFIG_CPU_HOTPLUG enables logical online/offline capability in the kernel.
CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU enables logical online/offline capability in the kernel.
To support physical addition/removal, one would need some BIOS hooks and
the platform should have something like an attention button in PCI hotplug.
CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU enables ACPI support for physical add/remove of CPUs.
@ -183,11 +183,11 @@ A: Do the following.
#echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/online
once the logical offline is successful, check
Once the logical offline is successful, check
#cat /proc/interrupts
you should now not see the CPU that you removed. Also online file will report
You should now not see the CPU that you removed. Also online file will report
the state as 0 when a cpu if offline and 1 when its online.
#To display the current cpu state.
@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ A: Yes, CPU notifiers are called only when new CPUs are on-lined or offlined.
for_each_online_cpu(i) {
foobar_cpu_callback(&foobar_cpu_notifier, CPU_UP_PREPARE, i);
foobar_cpu_callback(&foobar-cpu_notifier, CPU_ONLINE, i);
foobar_cpu_callback(&foobar_cpu_notifier, CPU_ONLINE, i);
}
Q: If i would like to develop cpu hotplug support for a new architecture,