RE: [RFC][PATCH] i386 x86-64 Eliminate Local APIC timer interrupt

From: Len Brown (len.brown_at_intel.com)
Date: 05/05/05

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    To: Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com>
Date:	05 May 2005 00:16:21 -0400

    On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 22:43, Pallipadi, Venkatesh wrote:

    > The patch as it is should handle 8259 case using the regular APIC
    > timer. It only adds broadcast when IOAPIC is used for timer
    > interrupt.

    While they don't need the broadcast capability of this patch,
    uniprocessors do need the change to stop using LAPIC timer
    if they support C3 (as virtually all laptops do).
    It was a mistake to allow using the LOC on a uniprocessor
    in the first place -- as the UP system runs perfectly fine
    with timers coming in on IRQ0 and doesn't need another interrupt.

    Re: SMP using i8259
    While Linux in ACPI mode allows "noapic" on SMP, it isn't recommended.
    It is there for comparisons, debugging, and to work-around the odd
    broken system. It is an exception configuration, and supporting it
    should in no way impact the design for other 99.99% normal systems.

    Indeed, note that SMP systems using i8259 instead of IOAPIC
    is explicity forbidden by MPS, and thus would probably fail
    the compatibility test for your favorite high volume binary OS.

    -Len

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