With GOOD_APIC apic_read_around is a nop, while apic_write_around is a
normal write. With !GOOD_APIC apic_write_around writes to the APIC reg
using xchg. With !GOOD_APIC and this patch:
--- include/asm-i386/apic.h~ 2007-04-26 05:08:32.000000000 +0200
+++ include/asm-i386/apic.h 2007-06-13 22:35:00.000000000 +0200
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
static __inline fastcall void native_apic_write_atomic(unsigned long reg,
unsigned long v)
{
- xchg((volatile unsigned long *)(APIC_BASE+reg), v);
+// xchg((volatile unsigned long *)(APIC_BASE+reg), v);
+ *((volatile unsigned long *)(APIC_BASE+reg)) = v;
}
static __inline fastcall unsigned long native_apic_read(unsigned long reg)
The kernel boots fine.