Re: Yet another IO-APIC problem (was Re: via-rhine weirdness with viakt8235 Southbridge)

Jeff Garzik
2002-11-15T01:11:45Z

Andrew Morton wrote:

> Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> >...
> >IMO we should just take out UP IOAPIC support in the kernel, or put a
> >big fat warning in the kernel config _and_ at boot...
> >
>
>
> It would be nice to get it working, because oprofile needs it.
>
> (Well, oprofile can use the rtc, but then it doesn't profile
> ints-off code)

I don't see it happening, when uniprocessor mobo vendors (a) don't wire
it up, or (b) put buggy data in their MP tables... :(

Jeff