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From: Helge Hafting <helgehaf@aitel.hist.no>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.21 Nonlinear CPU support
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Anton Altaparmakov wrote:

> That means in words that we allocate buffers only once and for all
> existing cpu SOCKETS, i.e. including all potentially hotpluggable cpus
> which are currently offline. - If someone invents hotpluggable cpu sockets
> at some point then they should be burnt at the stake! (-;

How about doing NUMA by hot-plugging PCI cards, each containing
a cpu and some memory?  You never know how many of those
they'll plug in.  

PCI cards with a x86 isn't new either, although I haven't heard of
them being used in this manner before.

Helge Hafting
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