Re: cvs commit: src/sys/conf options.i386 src/sys/i386/i386 initcpu.c

[Hiten Pandya <hmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :
> :Matthew Dillon wrote:
> :>   At the moment the fix requires specifying a cpu option in your kernel config:
> :>   
> :>   	options	CPU_AMD64X2_INTR_SPAM
> :what happens when I add this option to a non-shuttlepc/amd x2 box kernel?
>
>     Bad things happen.  It doesn't yet check that the cpu id is correct.
>     I will do that, as soon as I figure out the range of cpu IDs involved.

We should implement a quirk-based system, as done for other device subsystems
like USB, SCSI etc.  Such a quirk based system will remove the neccessity 
of these
kind of arbitrary kernel options.

Sure, it might take a little longer at boot time but its dynamic and saves 
users
trouble *first time round*.

Regards,

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Hiten Pandya
hmp at dragonflybsd.org