Re: [PATCH] Add CONFIG_X86_APIC_OFF for i386/UP

[Zwane Mwaikambo]

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, Andi Kleen wrote:

> > Forgive me for not wading through the code, but it really needs to
> > be spelt out in the comments: what's wrong with the existing kernel,
> > with "noapic nolapic" in the distro's bootstring by default?
> 
> It's harder to explain and traditionally in LILO you couldn't remove
> any options (in grub you can now). I think it makes much more sense
> to have an positive option for this too, not a negative one. 

Well new distributions with 2.6 most probably aren't using LILO and if 
you're running 2.6 with some ancient distro you can add commandline 
options yourself.

> Also I must add my patch fixes real bugs in the code, not just
> adding the new option.

Please seperate them then.

> > I'm not going to be the only one confused by this!
> 
> I think there is much more confusion in the current way.

I'm going to claim confusion over this one too.

Thanks,
	Zwane

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