PROBLEM: Only 2 of 4 cores used on IBM Cell blades and no threads shown in spufs

[Michael Ellerman]

On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 02:01:16PM +0200, Dennis Schridde wrote:
> Am Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:44:13 +0200
> schrieb Dennis Schridde <devurandom at gmx.net>:
> > [4.] Kernel information
> > 
> > [4.1.] Kernel version (from /proc/version):
> > I am using the Linux 3.8.8 kernel (vanilla-sources-3.8.8 on
> > Gentoo/Linux): # cat /proc/version 
> > Linux version 3.8.8 (root at blade00) (gcc version 4.7.2 (Gentoo
> > 4.7.2-r1 p1.5, pie-0.5.5) ) #2 SMP Mon Apr 22 18:21:20 CEST 2013
> 
> Actually this is only partially correct.
> 
> I applied following patch by Grant Likely
> <grant.likely at secretlab.ca> to fix some IRQ mapping problems:

Ah yes, I forgot I also have basically the same patch. I've just sent it
to the list.

We appear to have a number of problems with the irq mapping on cell,
that patch fixes the worst of them but there are more.

cheers