smp_num_siblings/cpuinfo_x86.x86_max_cores are retrieved via CPUID EAX bit_shift value, and they represent the maximum possible number of threads in a core, and the maximum possible number of cores in a package. Update the smp_num_siblings/cpuinfo_x86.x86_max_cores description in the documentation. Reviewed-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/x86/topology.rst | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/x86/topology.rst b/Documentation/x86/topology.rst index 7f58010ea86a..c5eb5bc42380 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/topology.rst +++ b/Documentation/x86/topology.rst @@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ AMD nomenclature for package is 'Node'. - cpuinfo_x86.x86_max_cores: - The number of cores in a package. This information is retrieved via CPUID. + The maximum possible number of cores in a package. This information is + retrieved via CPUID. - cpuinfo_x86.x86_max_dies: @@ -102,10 +103,10 @@ AMDs nomenclature for a CMT core is "Compute Unit". The kernel always uses - smp_num_siblings: - The number of threads in a core. The number of threads in a package can be - calculated by:: + The maximum possible number of threads in a core. The maximum possible + number of threads in a package can be calculated by:: - threads_per_package = cpuinfo_x86.x86_max_cores * smp_num_siblings + maximum_threads_per_package = cpuinfo_x86.x86_max_cores * smp_num_siblings Threads -- 2.25.1
