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DateFri, 7 Nov 2003 12:57:01 +0100 (CET)
From"Maciej W. Rozycki" <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH][2.6] Don't disable IOAPIC with nosmp
On Wed, 5 Nov 2003, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:

> This patch addresses bugzilla bug#1487
> http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1487
>
> We're disabling the IOAPIC when someone boots with the nosmp kernel
> parameter, this happens to break interrupt routing for some folks.

 I object -- that's a feature.  Use "maxcpus=1" instead of "nosmp" or
"maxcpus=0" (which is an equivalent) to keep APICs enabled with a single
CPU running.

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