> noapic seems to be needed by a measurable number of boxes, many of which the
> BIOS vendor will never fix or has refused to fix or assist in correcting.
That's exactly why I consider the removal a Good Thing. ;-) The only
drawback I see is it would require an actively-maintained SMP hw
compatibility list.
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