Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 8 Aug 2000 18:48:02 +0200 (MET DST) | From | "Maciej W. Rozycki" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] fix SMP kernel on SMP MoBo with APIC-less CPU |
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On Tue, 8 Aug 2000, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> - if (smp_found_config) > + if (smp_found_config && /* try only if the cpu has a local apic */ > + (boot_cpu_data.x86_capability & X86_FEATURE_APIC)) > get_smp_config();
This is bogus -- there are valid SMP configurations with external 82489DX local APICs. Tell the vendor to fix your BIOS not to provide a bogus MP table or boot with "nosmp" option instead.
-- + Maciej W. Rozycki, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland + +--------------------------------------------------------------+ + e-mail: macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl, PGP key available +
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