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SubjectRe: [PATCH] fix SMP kernel on SMP MoBo with APIC-less CPU
On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Alan Cox wrote:

> There is only one sane test I can see. Figure if the CPU can have an APIC and
> test it. If it cant have an APIC run a 489 test if there is an MP table
> and actually poke the bits and see if its there

There is a rough check in smp_boot_cpus() but its results are only put
into the kernel log. I may modify it to disable APIC support if a real
part cannot be detected. Do you think it's worthwhile to add this bloat
to work around yet another BIOS brokennes?

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