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SubjectRe: 2.6.32.1 kernel unable to use more than 2 of 16 CPUs on Intel E5540 (i7)
On 06/24/2010 04:05 PM, Roland Dreier wrote:
> Your config seems to have CONFIG_PM and therefore CONFIG_ACPI disabled.
> So the kernel is relying on mptable information. Unsurprisingly on a
> modern system, that info is probably broken -- since everything would
> have been tested with ACPI.
>
> Try turning on CONFIG_ACPI and see if that helps at all.

Indeed, not having ACPI enabled will prevent any multi-core CPU
detection. ACPI really has to be enabled for any modern x86 system to
work properly.

I'd think that the CONFIG_ACPI really should be defaulted on more
strongly - maybe force it on if CONFIG_EMBEDDED isn't set or something..


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