On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 11:09:55AM +0800, Yu, Luming wrote:
quoted
MP processor do have lapic support, but actually that one may
be broken if
the OEM do "forget" to connect it. Therefore, forcing it like Linux
does hang your machine not matter what.
I don't understand your statement. How OEM could forget ot connect lapic ?
lapic is on the CPU.
That what I say with "MP processor do have lapic support", but in order
to use it, you need external circuitry (IO-APIC, etc). If there is an IO-APIC
but that one is not fully connected, booom.
--
Bruno Ducrot
-- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy?
-- Don't know. Don't care.
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