Re: [PATCH 4/6] x86: Convert cpu_llc_id to be a per cpu variable

On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 10:21:05AM -0700, [email protected] wrote:
> Note the addtional change of the cpu_llc_id type from u8
> to int for ARCH x86_64 to correspond with ARCH i386.

At least currently it cannot be more than 8 bit. So why
waste memory? It would be better to change i386

-Andi
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