Success kernel-243pre8-SMP(patch)(Re: spin_lock problem in recent kernel

[Takashi Oe]

On Thu, 29 Mar 2001, Tom Gall wrote:

> Hi Kaoru,
>
>   I tried your patch on my 2 way Power3 Model 270 RS/6000 just before I
> left but didn't have enough time to write this note until now.
>
>   Your patch amazingly booted my box quite a bit further... it still
> dies for me but in a new and interesting way, that doesn't appear to be
> related to the page_table_lock. (Token Ring and shared memory
> ...sigh...)
>
>   The part that REALLY REALLY bothers me tho is why does this patch
> work? I *HAVE* CONFIG_SMP on... least I think I do... there's two
> penguins on my screen ... two processors grinding away ... that's
> CONFIG_SMP right??? I'm not losing my mind am I?
>
>   So assuming that CONFIG_SMP is on, this patch shouldn't yeild anything
> different what so ever from a codegen perspective with or without the
> patch for an SMP kernel build. It doesn't make sense.

He is just commenting out those lines.  They are not "#ifdef CONFIG_SMP".


Takashi Oe


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