Re: [PATCH 5/39] NLKD/x86-64 - early/late CPU up/down notification

On Wednesday 09 November 2005 15:01, Jan Beulich wrote:
> x86_64-specific part of the new mechanism to allow debuggers to learn
> about starting/dying CPUs as early/late as possible.

Please just use the normal notifier chains instead (CPU_UP, CPU_DOWN, 
register_cpu_notifier). I don't see much sense to have two different 
mechanisms to do the same thing. While they might be not as early/late
as your mechanism I think the users of your debugger can tolerate that.

-Andi
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