Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: APIC error on CPUx | From | Xavier Bestel <> | Date | Mon, 22 May 2006 15:13:04 +0200 |
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On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 14:54, Andi Kleen wrote: > > Can "noapic" or "nolapic" solve this ? Does it mean ( with these > > parameters ) that devices will start to use 8259 interrupt controller > > instead APIC ? > > nolapic won't work on SMP (or rather forced UP mode) > > You'll not see the messages anymore, but might get silent corruption. > Or it might work around it because it will make everything a bit slower. > > > > > Is harmfull put "noapic" on "nolapic" to cmdline ? > > If all devices can still be accessed noapic is just slower.
So, is there a software solution to this problem ? I have the same one on an old Dell server.
Thanks, Xav
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