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To: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@linux-mips.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/14] kexec: apic-virtwire-on-shutdown.i386.patch
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From: ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman)
Date: 23 Aug 2004 07:33:08 -0600
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"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@linux-mips.org> writes:

> On Fri, 20 Aug 2004, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> 
> > Restore the local apic to virtual wire mode on reboot.
> 
>  Hmm, perhaps you should check for the through-I/O-APIC Virtual Wire mode.
> I've seen reports from such systems in the past.  They may not necessarily
> handle the through-Local-APIC mode correctly.

I do that however is done as a separate patch.

The local apic still needs to be put into virtual wire mode in that
case.


Eric