diff -Naurp linux-2.6.0-test3-bk8/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c linux-2.6.0-test3-bk8-patch/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c
--- linux-2.6.0-test3-bk8/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c	2003-08-21 10:42:38.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.0-test3-bk8-patch/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c	2003-08-21 10:36:26.000000000 -0500
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ unsigned long mp_lapic_addr;
 unsigned int boot_cpu_physical_apicid = -1U;
 unsigned int boot_cpu_logical_apicid = -1U;
 /* Internal processor count */
-static unsigned int __initdata num_processors;
+unsigned int __initdata num_processors;
 
 /* Bitmask of physically existing CPUs */
 physid_mask_t phys_cpu_present_map;
diff -Naurp linux-2.6.0-test3-bk8/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c linux-2.6.0-test3-bk8-patch/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c
--- linux-2.6.0-test3-bk8/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c	2003-08-21 10:42:38.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.0-test3-bk8-patch/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c	2003-08-21 10:36:26.000000000 -0500
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ int phys_proc_id[NR_CPUS]; /* Package ID
 /* bitmap of online cpus */
 cpumask_t cpu_online_map;
 
+extern unsigned int num_processors;
+
 static cpumask_t cpu_callin_map;
 cpumask_t cpu_callout_map;
 static cpumask_t smp_commenced_mask;
@@ -1020,7 +1022,7 @@ static void __init smp_boot_cpus(unsigne
 	Dprintk("CPU present map: %lx\n", physids_coerce(phys_cpu_present_map));
 
 	kicked = 1;
-	for (bit = 0; kicked < NR_CPUS && bit < MAX_APICS; bit++) {
+	for (bit = 0; kicked < num_processors && bit < MAX_APICS; bit++) {
 		apicid = cpu_present_to_apicid(bit);
 		/*
 		 * Don't even attempt to start the boot CPU!