Re: SMP and 2.1.120 and APIC

Gregory Maxwell (linker@z.ml.org)
Tue, 8 Sep 1998 20:16:28 -0400 (EDT)


On Tue, 8 Sep 1998, Alan Cox wrote:

> > 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

Yes, yes.. I know that. Like f00f fix only happening on one cpu. However,
it was absentminded of him to undo a change he made only ~5 versions
without fixing what caused the change in the first place. :)

> Here's a nicer fix from the archives

Yes, that one is nicer. I could however, recite the makeshift one from
memory. I assume .121 will include this correct fix. I figured the person
could survive with f00f for one revision.

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/faq.html