Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:03:57 +0100 From: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?q?Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> Cc: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: APIC-UP related panic Message-ID: <xzpptfxcvle.fsf@dwp.des.no> In-Reply-To: <20031112175631.GQ12248@over-yonder.net> (Matthew D. Fuller's message of "Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:56:31 -0600") References: <200311110220.10204@harrymail> <XFMail.20031111113526.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20031112175631.GQ12248@over-yonder.net>
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"Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> writes: > > However, if NO_MIXED_MODE works, that is actually the more desirable > > way to run your system. > How common is the need for this? Does turning of mixed mode when it's > not needed give any real advantages higher up? NO_MIXED_MODE disables a hack which allow FreeBSD to work with mother- boards that lie about how APIC pins are wired. In general, you always want to use NO_MIXED_MODE *except* on hardware that has the bug that makes the mixed-mode hack necessary. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no
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