linux-kernel - Re: PATCH: Allow over-ride of smp_found

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Message-ID: <498B437C.5030101@oracle.com>
Date:	Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:52:28 -0800
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
CC:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, len.brown@...el.com
Subject: Re: PATCH:  Allow over-ride of smp_found_cfg with kernel cmd-line
 option.

Ben Greear wrote:
> Allow user to keep smp_found_cfg set to 1 even if MADT
> cannot be parsed.  This works around funky BIOS on FWA-7304
> (VIA CN700 chipset) system, and possibly other systems as well.
> Without this override, performance drops by around 15% on
> network throughput tests on this system.
> 
> This is based on 2.6.29-rc3
> 
> Signed-Off-By:  Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>

Both patches (smp and tsc) need entries in Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
(if they are accepted/merged).

And thunderbird can be coerced into sending patches inline instead of
using attachments... please.  Documentation/email-clients.txt might help you.

Thanks,
-- 
~Randy
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