From: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
To: Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>,
akpm@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add CONFIG_X86_APIC_OFF for i386/UP
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:30:10 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050128143010.GE6703@wotan.suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0501281421410.7109@goblin.wat.veritas.com>
> I'm confused! Why do we need X86_APIC_OFF config option (but code
> compiled in), with boot options "apic" or "lapic" to enable it,
> when we already have the code compiled in, with boot options
> "noapic" or "nolapic" to disable it?
As you said. The distribution wants a kernel that has it disabled
by default, but allows to enable it with an option without
recompiling the kernel.
None of the defaults allow this and my patch adds that with
an option.
-Andi
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-01-28 14:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-01-28 13:39 [PATCH] Add CONFIG_X86_APIC_OFF for i386/UP Andi Kleen
2005-01-28 14:27 ` Hugh Dickins
2005-01-28 14:30 ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2005-01-28 15:09 ` Hugh Dickins
2005-01-28 15:18 ` Andi Kleen
2005-01-28 15:46 ` Hugh Dickins
2005-01-28 15:49 ` Andi Kleen
2005-01-28 17:28 ` Adrian Bunk
2005-01-28 17:43 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2005-01-28 17:46 ` Andi Kleen
2005-01-28 18:30 ` Hugh Dickins
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