Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:51:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>
cc: Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
       Nick Piggin <piggin@cyberone.com.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][2.6] Don't disable IOAPIC with nosmp
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On Fri, 7 Nov 2003, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:

> On Wed, 5 Nov 2003, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
> 
> > This patch addresses bugzilla bug#1487
> > http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1487
> >
> > We're disabling the IOAPIC when someone boots with the nosmp kernel
> > parameter, this happens to break interrupt routing for some folks.
> 
>  I object -- that's a feature.  Use "maxcpus=1" instead of "nosmp" or
> "maxcpus=0" (which is an equivalent) to keep APICs enabled with a single
> CPU running.

Nick does maxcpus=1 work for you?
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