Re: [PATCH] Double x86 initialise fix.

Martin J. Bligh (mbligh@aracnet.com)
Sat, 26 Oct 2002 08:00:05 -0700


>> Isn't this always the case on x86 ?
>> /me waits to hear gory details of some IBM monster.
>
> It isnt. The boot CPU may be any number. In addition you can strap dual
> pentium boxes to arbitrate for who is boot cpu (this is used for fault
> tolerance).

Eh? I don't understand this, and I think Dave is right for all the
IBM monsters I know of ;-) The *apicid* may not be 0 but the CPU
numbers are dynamically assigned as we boot, so the boot CPU will
always get 0, surely?

M.

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