Re: [PATCH]: x86: use acpi flags for apic mapping

From: Prarit Bhargava
Date: Thu Jun 03 2010 - 17:20:31 EST



> It seems we don't need this patch.
>
> so all system should support phys apic mode, but system with less 8 cpus is supposed to support cluster mode for better performance.
>
> current kernel will try to use cluster mode if nr_cpus is less than 8.
>
> some system have problem like IBM and NCR only support phys apic mode even cpus < 8 ...
>
>

What about systems that have set the ACPI values? We just ignore those
then?

P.

> Thanks
>
> Yinghai
>
>
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