Re: SMP

[ferret@phonewave.net]

On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Sean Johnson wrote:

> Phil Brutsche wrote:
> 
> > it's one of two ways Linux can use Intel-based SMP systems (the other is
> > IO-APIC used on PIIs on up, and maybe PPros).
> 
> Seems to be on the PPros too....
> 
> Intel MultiProcessor Specification v1.1
>     Virtual Wire compatibility mode.
> OEM ID: OEM00000 Product ID: PROD00000000 APIC at: 0xFEE00000
> Processor #0 Pentium(tm) Pro APIC version 17
> Processor #1 Pentium(tm) Pro APIC version 17
> I/O APIC #2 Version 17 at 0xFEC00000.
> Processors: 2
> mapped APIC to ffffe000 (fee00000)
> mapped IOAPIC to ffffd000 (fec00000)
> 
> ... the above being snipped from my dmesg

I seem to remember seeing an I/O APIC on my dual P133 system, but I can't
say for sure since it got sent back due to the glue chip for the secondady
CPU going bad. Instant reboot whenever anything tried to initialise it.