Re: [2.6.20][PATCH] fix mempolicy error check on a system with memory-less-node

KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <[email protected]> writes:

> current mempolicy just checks whether a node is online or not.
> If there is memory-less-node, mempolicy's target node can be
> invalid.
> This patch adds a check whether a node has memory or not.

IMHO there shouldn't be any memory less nodes. The architecture code
should not create them. The CPU should be assigned to a nearby node instead.
At least x86-64 ensures that.

-Andi
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