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From: Davide Libenzi <davidel@xmailserver.org>
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On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Ingo Molnar wrote:

[...]

Isn't it better to expose "number" cpu masks instead of
"logical" ones ?
Right now you set the raw cpus_allowed field that is a "logical" cpu
bitmask.
By using "number" maps the user can use 0..N-1 w/out having to
know internal cpu mapping.




- Davide



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