linux-kernel - Re: x2apic boot failure on recent sandy bridge system

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Message-ID: <4EE3E41A.8090708@gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:58:34 -0700
From:	"Berck E. Nash" <flyboy@...il.com>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
Subject: Re: x2apic boot failure on recent sandy bridge system

On 12/10/2011 01:17 PM, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> your bios should not enable x2apic in this case.

I am, in fact, able to disable x2apic in the BIOS and it works fine.  I
was just under the impression that x2apic should be available and should
work?  Is this wrong?  If so, then there's no kernel bug, and I just
misunderstood.
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