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From: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Subject: Re: [RFC] [PATCH] ACPI :Modify timer override connection in Some NVIDIA systems
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:32:59 +0200
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To: Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com>
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On Monday 15 October 2007 18:30:13 Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> On 10/12/2007 03:04 AM, Zhao Yakui wrote:
> > Hi, All
> >     The BIOS of some systems using NVIDIA chipset gives the uncorrect
> > timer override connection, which will cause that I/O APIC and timer
> > can't be connected and kernel panic.
> >     There are two ways to fix this bug. One is to use the following patch and 
> > the other is to add a new boot option of acpi_force_timer_override. 

This is already fixed in the firstfloor tree. 

-Andi