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From: "Mallick, Asit K" <asit.k.mallick@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 17:56:13 +0000
Subject: RE: Re: Re: [Linux-ia64] Re: Lockups on 2.4.1
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> 
> Is the code to resend IPIs going to remain OR is it just to 
> workaround 
> an earlier sighting (#117) that reported IPIs being dropped?? 
> If the resend
> is permanent, then the "reschedule IPI" hack needs to be 
> changed to something
> more like a null IPI. If the resend is temporary, then just increasing
> the timeout seems fine.

This is a workaround and is not needed for B3 and later steppings.

Thanks,
Asit

Thanks,
Asit