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From: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add CONFIG_X86_APIC_OFF for i386/UP
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:30:10 +0100
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> 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