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SubjectRe: [BK PATCH] acpismp=force fix
On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 12:58:17PM +0100, Hugh Dickins wrote:
> and in 2.4.22-pre (which thus diverges from 2.4.21). That surprises me,
> but I'd definitely defer to Arjan's preference.

for 2.4 it's a matter of compatability; also Andrew said it made the
code cleaner actually.

> > Re: "acpismp=force"
> > I wouldn't miss it. Sounds unanimous.
>
> It did have some point before, recent changes have rendered it pointless,
> and even if those changes get revised, there'll be a better way than the
> confusing "acpismp=force".

it became mostly useless when the automatic detection based on CPU flag went it

> > Re: "noht"
> > To disable HT on a uni-processor, wouldn't it be preferable to simply run
> > the UP kernel rather than the SMP kernel with HT disabled?
>
> Yes, though wouldn't BIOS be able to disable it on those too?

not all bioses have such a setting unfortionatly so it remains a
useful option.

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