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Subject: Re: Problem with ServerWorks CNB20LE and lost interrupts
To: zwane@linux.realnet.co.sz (Zwane Mwaikambo)
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 14:43:18 +0000 (GMT)
Cc: macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl (Maciej W. Rozycki), jim@federated.com (Jim Studt),
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> On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> 
> >  The "noapic" option should probably get removed -- it was meant as a
> > debugging aid (as many of the "no*" options) at the early days of I/O APIC
> > support, I believe...  Now the support is pretty stable.
> 
> Oooooh that will break a _lot_ of boxes! Otherwise i agree wholeheartedly.

noapic seems to be needed by a measurable number of boxes, many of which the
BIOS vendor will never fix or has refused to fix or assist in correcting.

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