Re: [Xen-devel] [Patch v3 1/2] x86/smp: count the number of online physical processor in the system

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

>>> On 09.05.18 at 00:01, <chao.gao@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Mainly for the patch behind which relies on 'nr_phys_cpus' to estimate
> the time needed for microcode update in the worst case.

Leaving aside the aspect of "nr_phys_cpus" not being a suitable name
("nr_online_cores" would come closer imo) I'm not convinced using a
global variable is the way to go here, with just that special purpose
consumer in the next patch. Why can't you work out this count right
there?

Jan



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