[parisc-linux] Re: [parisc-linux-cvs] linux carlos

Carlos O'Donell carlos@baldric.uwo.ca
Tue, 26 Aug 2003 13:17:54 -0400


> Realistically, "logical" just means we make up a numbering scheme
> independent of what the HW tells us.  If the HW isn't telling us
> anything, then us telling the HW is fine.
> 
> The gist of the "no more logical mappings edict" is that basically we
> only have one source for CPU numbers (and it can be sparse) rather than
> two, one of which was usually compact.

I sense a Monty Python skit about '0 CPUs found' :)

HW: So how many we got today?
SW: Oh, zero.
HW: Zero?!
SW: Yeah, zaro CPU's found.
HW: Do you have an accent?
...

c.