Re: [patch] x86: 2.6.31-rc7 crash due to buggy flat_phys_pkg_id

Linus Torvalds
2009-08-25T18:59:13Z

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009, Yinghai Lu wrote:
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> initial apic id and apic id could be different.
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> and we should use initial apic id to get correct phys pkg id in case BIOS set crazy apic id.

Yinghai - I think you missed Cyrills' point. Let me repeat it:

"cpu_has_apic bit turned off"

there's no apic. No "initial apic id". No "phys pkg id". No nothing.

Discussions about "correct phys pkg id" are pointless.

Linus