Re: SMP users: please test this patch

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Thu, 19 Mar 1998 11:14:07 +0000 (GMT)

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> I am writing this message from a kernel compiled with SMP
> support that has APM turned on because the machine it is running
> on happens to have only one CPU.

The spec isnt clear on this sort of stuff at all. I suspect it will work
(most APM bioses are SMP safe btw - but those that are not fail in
subtle and interesting ways). The right answer is to ACPI support

ALan

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