Re: [discuss] [PATCH] add and handle NMI_VECTOR II

[Andi Kleen]

On Friday 09 September 2005 09:57, Jan Beulich wrote:
> >>> Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx> 09.09.05 09:14:07 >>>
> >>
> >> ??? This is what the code doing the setup does. But the question was
>
> -
>
> >> what do you need the IDT entry for?
> >
> >Without an IDT entry you cannot receive it?
>
> But that's the point - if it's delivered as an NMI, it'll arrive
> through vector 2 (the vector information specified is ignored).

Good point. I wonder how this ever worked. I'll remove it.

-Andi
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