[Crash-utility] cpu online map changes in 2.6.29

Michael Holzheu holzheu at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Tue Apr 21 13:30:20 UTC 2009


Hi Dave,

Am Dienstag, den 21.04.2009, 08:53 -0400 schrieb Dave Anderson:
> Not that I'm aware of -- you volunteering?

That was not the intention of my mail :-)

> Looks like all 3 cpu_xxx_map references (online, present and possible)
> that crash potentially uses need to be able to recognize and handle the
> need to access them via their cpu_xxx_mask variables.  And as always,
> to maintain backwards-compatibility, i.e., to recognize when neither
> cpu_xxx_map and cpu_xxx_mask exist, such as in really older kernels...
> 
> Let us know if you can undertake the task.

I can't promise anything. Maybe I find some time this or next
week.

Michael




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