Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 6 May 2005 11:57:16 -0600 (MDT) | From | Zwane Mwaikambo <> | Subject | Re: [patch 1/1] Do not enforce unique IO_APIC_ID for Xeon processors in EM64T mode (x86_64) |
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On Thu, 5 May 2005 Natalie.Protasevich@unisys.com wrote:
> > > This patch disables unique IO_APIC_ID check for xAPIC systems running in > EM64T mode. Xeon-based ES7000s panic failing this unnecessary check. I > added IOAPIC_ID_CHECK config option and turned it off for Intel > processors. Also added the boot option that overrides default and turnes > this check on/off in case it is needed for some reason. Hope this is > acceptable way to fix the problem.
Perhaps just make it unconditional on xAPIC, i also can't see when you'd need the kernel parameter, so perhaps lets just leave that out.
Thanks, Zwane
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