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SubjectRe: Linux 2.4.0test11-ac1
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> > MP table regardless of the capabilities of the CPU installed. Its apparently
> > legal to do so. There is an apic capability flag that should be tested before
> It's not legal -- the MPS is very explicit the MP-table must reflect a
> real configuration.

Intel tell me otherwise. The real world also disagrees which makes the
discussion a little pointless. We have to handle the real situation where
this occurs

> > making any assumptions about APIC availability on a processor.
>
> OK, but how does it handle the 82489DX? There are valid configurations
> using this kind of APIC, including Pentium P54C ones...

These processors don't report the APIC on the cpuid ? If so then I guess
the fix is something like this

if( cpuid says there is no local apic && vendor != intel)

Intel stuff appears to always be happy poking in APIC space. I don't know
if this is related to the chip internals on the non APIC capable chips.

Alan

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