Re: SMP kernel on single-cpu machine...?

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 11 Nov 1997 19:45:13 +0000 (GMT)


> We may be able to get round this by detecting the error when we try to init
> the second CPU. There are frightening warning messages about using APIC error
> returns though. Alan - could you comment on this, please?

That is the right answer. The Spec doesnt actually say you cant report CPU's
you dont have - it sort of implies it and hopes vendors arent acutely
lazy..

Alan