Re: SMP and 2.1.120 and APIC

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 8 Sep 1998 23:57:23 +0100 (BST)


> Yes, Linus was a complete dolt between 2.1.120-pp3 and 2.1.120.

Actually he fixed a load of other problems in doing so

> He moved a function call. This broke smp on Pentiums (not PIIs like he
> runs).
>
> To fix it:
>
> edit init/main.c
> move check_bugs BELOW smp_init()
> save and recompile.

Here's a nicer fix from the archives