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SubjectRe: [PATCH] fix SMP kernel on SMP MoBo with APIC-less CPU
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.

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+ Maciej W. Rozycki, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland +
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