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x86, apic: Don't waste a vector to improve vector spread

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We want to use a vector-assignment sequence that avoids stumbling onto
0x80 earlier in the sequence, in order to improve the spread of
vectors across priority levels on machines with a small number of
interrupt sources.  Right now, this is done by simply making the first
vector (0x31 or 0x41) completely unusable.  This is unnecessary; all
we need is to start assignment at a +1 offset, we don't actually need
to prohibit the usage of this vector once we have wrapped around.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
LKML-Reference: <4B426550.6000209@kernel.org>
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H. Peter Anvin
2010-01-04 21:14:41 -08:00
parent 99d113b17e
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@@ -1162,7 +1162,8 @@ __assign_irq_vector(int irq, struct irq_cfg *cfg, const struct cpumask *mask)
* Also, we've got to be careful not to trash gate
* 0x80, because int 0x80 is hm, kind of importantish. ;)
*/
static int current_vector = FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR, current_offset = 0;
static int current_vector = FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR + VECTOR_OFFSET_START;
static int current_offset = VECTOR_OFFSET_START % 8;
unsigned int old_vector;
int cpu, err;
cpumask_var_t tmp_mask;