On 11/5/05, Hiten Pandya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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, > > -- > Hiten Pandya > hmp at dragonflybsd.org >
I don't think slowing down the boot time any more could hurt. DFly already has the slowest boot time of any operating systems that I use. :-( -DR
