[PATCH] Count number of logical processors sharing L2 cache

[Florian Weimer]

On 05/19/2016 07:50 PM, H.J. Lu wrote:
> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 1:39 PM, H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> We need count number of available logical processors sharing L2
>> cache.
>
> For Intel processors, when there are both L2 and L3 caches, SMT level
> type should be ued to count number of available logical processors
> sharing L2 cache.  If there is only L2 cache, core level type should
> be used to count number of available logical processors sharing L2
> cache.  Number of available logical processors sharing L2 cache should
> be used for non-inclusive L2 and L3 caches.
>
> Any comments?

Is this accounting even relevant anymore, now that cache allocation can 
be tweaked dynamically?

Thanks,
Florian