Re: [RFC -tip] x86,apic -- reduce disable_apic usage

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Sun Jul 05 2009 - 14:30:50 EST


Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
>
> How do you set cpu_has_apic for systems with discrete local APICs? The
> CPUID flag is not set in this case.
>

Well, should it be? We do set flags when they're appropriate to us, and
if the semantics are such as that is inappropriate we can set a custom bit.

-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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