Re: SMP lockups

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sun, 24 Aug 1997 23:29:53 +0100 (BST)

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> Does the linux do anything to handle the above hardware issue? If this is
> the cause of my lockups I would be willing to get another motherboard if
> it's not something likely to be handled in kernel space anytime soon. But
> I don't want to shell out the money for a new motherboard if the problem
> lies elsewhere.

Linux doesnt use the BIOS interrupt routing information at all. It drives
the interrupts in 8259 compatible mode but uses the APIC for cross CPU
calls and the APIC's own timer interrupt

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