Re: [patch] x86: 2.6.31-rc7 crash due to buggy flat_phys_pkg_id

[Linus Torvalds]

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> 
> initial apic id and apic id could be different.
> 
> and we should use initial apic id to get correct phys pkg id in case BIOS set crazy apic id.

Yinghai - I think you missed Cyrills' point.  Let me repeat it:

	"cpu_has_apic bit turned off"

there's no apic. No "initial apic id". No "phys pkg id". No nothing. 

Discussions about "correct phys pkg id" are pointless.

			Linus
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