Re: [PATCH 1/2] topology: Check for missing CPU devices

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On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I mean to say that we could have no CPU devices after the *second*
> patch.  So the first patch is an extra defence against that.  (Though we
> could just as well panic if register_cpu() fails at boot time.)

I think I'd rather just panic - if you have allocation issues during
early boot, the machine is hosed anyway - and then get rid of the
first patch?

Willing to send out a new patch along those lines (and with UML added)?

Thanks,
                  Linus
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