Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 22 Dec 2000 16:28:05 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 22 Dec 2000 16:27:55 -0500 Received: from vger.timpanogas.org ([207.109.151.240]:61189 "EHLO vger.timpanogas.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 22 Dec 2000 16:27:48 -0500 Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 14:52:26 -0700 From: "Jeff V. Merkey" To: Alan Cox Cc: Pauline Middelink , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jmerkey@timpanogas.org Subject: Re: NUMA and SCI [was Re: bigphysarea support in 2.2.19 and 2.4.0 kernels] Message-ID: <20001222145226.A2025@vger.timpanogas.org> In-Reply-To: <20001222133908.A1686@vger.timpanogas.org> <20001222144059.A1946@vger.timpanogas.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20001222144059.A1946@vger.timpanogas.org>; from jmerkey@vger.timpanogas.org on Fri, Dec 22, 2000 at 02:40:59PM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Dec 22, 2000 at 02:40:59PM -0700, Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > On Fri, Dec 22, 2000 at 08:30:07PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > > > I think we do need some bettr APIs. Grab the source at my FTP server, > > > and I'd love any input you could provide. > > > > Pure message passing drivers for the Dolphinics cards already exist. Ron > > Minnich wrote some. > > > > http://www.acl.lanl.gov/~rminnich/ > > > > Alan > > Not for the newer cards. I will look over his code, and see what's there. > > Jeff > Alan, I reviewed his code. It's only current as of 2.2.5 and guess what? It also requires the bigphysarea patch. The code I am using includes support for all the versions of the Dolphin SCI cards, so it is larger than what's there, but his versions are heavily dependent on this patch as well. Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/