RE: [PATCH] usertools: enhance logic to display NUMA

["Varghese, Vipin" <Vipin.Varghese@amd.com>]

[AMD Official Use Only - General]

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> > > >
> > > > From last email from my end `we should promote and document the
> > > changes provided the existing tool is phased out and use lstopo`.
> > > >
> > > > Note:
> > > > 1. This is with assumption that both Linux and Windows `lstopo` is
> > > > modified
> > > and handles `ACPI L3 SRAT NUMA` and `Node per Socket NUMA`.
> > > > 2. I have not seen a depreciation notice for cpu_layout.py too.
> > >
> > > My take is that we should stop working on this script.
> > > It is better to contribute to lstopo. Did you try?
> > >
> > > We probably won't deprecate cpu_layout.py easily.
> > > The first step would be to add a message when running the script,
> > > recommending to use lstopo.
> > > Vipin would you like to write such a patch?

https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20230812005720.997-1-vipin.varghese@amd.com/

> >
> > Sure, we can do this. Based on the discussion with Ferruh, we as AMD find a
> need to update documentation for ` Platform Specific Guides`, which will help
> to capture various combinations of `NPS` and `L3 for Compute Tiles` using
> lstopo and other tools as required.

Updating the documentation section for AMD EPYC shortly.

>
> OK thanks
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