[lug] noapic option

[Rodger Wilson {I/O Software}]

I ran linux-UP with the noapic option and still have a problem with it
when I put the drives under any kind of a load.

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>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 17:57:39 -0700
>From: Ian S. Nelson <nelson_ at attglobal.net>
>Reply-To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>Subject: Re: [lug] noapic option
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>Rodger Wilson {I/O Software} wrote:
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>> I have been having a hell of a time latly getting a few of my scsi
>> cards working with linux.  I finally figured out that I need to boot
>> linux with the noapic option.
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>> This seems to make linux so that it will boot, but not stable!
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>Doesn't the APIC route the interrupts to the correct processor in an
>SMP system?   Turning off the APIC, whatever that may mean, may have
>fundamental problems with SMP.
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>> I am guessing that this does something with the Priority Interupt
>> Controler.  Does anyone know what the real issue that the noapic
>> options really deals with, and/or other ways to really fix the
>> problemr?
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>Does it crash  in uniprocessor mode?
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>Which kernel is this running?
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