From 08cd93f9e11ac8c3e42c72debe7dc55a761149c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adrian Bunk Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:23:37 +0200 Subject: remove mca-pentium This patch removes the mca-pentium boot option that was a noop. besides the source code cleanup factor, this saves some text as well: arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.o: text data bss dec hex filename 651 77 4 732 2dc bugs.o.before 631 53 4 688 2b0 bugs.o.after Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner --- Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 2 -- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index a4fc7fc..7278295 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1056,8 +1056,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file [SCSI] Maximum number of LUNs received. Should be between 1 and 16384. - mca-pentium [BUGS=X86-32] - mcatest= [IA-64] mce [X86-32] Machine Check Exception -- cgit v1.1 From 248fb89c12228190cecea553353e16cf21a67dc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Andrew Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:01:42 +1100 Subject: x86: docs fixes to Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt Clean up spelling and grammar of IO-APIC.txt Signed-off-by: Nick Andrew Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner --- Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt | 32 +++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt b/Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt index 435e69e..f951666 100644 --- a/Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt +++ b/Documentation/i386/IO-APIC.txt @@ -1,12 +1,14 @@ Most (all) Intel-MP compliant SMP boards have the so-called 'IO-APIC', -which is an enhanced interrupt controller, it enables us to route -hardware interrupts to multiple CPUs, or to CPU groups. +which is an enhanced interrupt controller. It enables us to route +hardware interrupts to multiple CPUs, or to CPU groups. Without an +IO-APIC, interrupts from hardware will be delivered only to the +CPU which boots the operating system (usually CPU#0). Linux supports all variants of compliant SMP boards, including ones with -multiple IO-APICs. (multiple IO-APICs are used in high-end servers to -distribute IRQ load further). +multiple IO-APICs. Multiple IO-APICs are used in high-end servers to +distribute IRQ load further. -There are (a few) known breakages in certain older boards, which bugs are +There are (a few) known breakages in certain older boards, such bugs are usually worked around by the kernel. If your MP-compliant SMP board does not boot Linux, then consult the linux-smp mailing list archives first. @@ -28,18 +30,18 @@ If your box boots fine with enabled IO-APIC IRQs, then your hell:~> <---------------------------- -some interrupts are still listed as 'XT PIC', but this is not a problem, +Some interrupts are still listed as 'XT PIC', but this is not a problem; none of those IRQ sources is performance-critical. -in the unlikely case that your board does not create a working mp-table, +In the unlikely case that your board does not create a working mp-table, you can use the pirq= boot parameter to 'hand-construct' IRQ entries. This -is nontrivial though and cannot be automated. One sample /etc/lilo.conf +is non-trivial though and cannot be automated. One sample /etc/lilo.conf entry: append="pirq=15,11,10" -the actual numbers depend on your system, on your PCI cards and on their +The actual numbers depend on your system, on your PCI cards and on their PCI slot position. Usually PCI slots are 'daisy chained' before they are connected to the PCI chipset IRQ routing facility (the incoming PIRQ1-4 lines): @@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ lines): PIRQ1 ----| |- `----| |- `----| |- `----| |--------| | `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' -every PCI card emits a PCI IRQ, which can be INTA,INTB,INTC,INTD: +Every PCI card emits a PCI IRQ, which can be INTA, INTB, INTC or INTD: ,-. INTD--| | @@ -95,21 +97,21 @@ card (IRQ11) in Slot3, and have Slot1 empty: [value '0' is a generic 'placeholder', reserved for empty (or non-IRQ emitting) slots.] -generally, it's always possible to find out the correct pirq= settings, just +Generally, it's always possible to find out the correct pirq= settings, just permute all IRQ numbers properly ... it will take some time though. An 'incorrect' pirq line will cause the booting process to hang, or a device -won't function properly (if it's inserted as eg. a module). +won't function properly (e.g. if it's inserted as a module). -If you have 2 PCI buses, then you can use up to 8 pirq values. Although such +If you have 2 PCI buses, then you can use up to 8 pirq values, although such boards tend to have a good configuration. Be prepared that it might happen that you need some strange pirq line: append="pirq=0,0,0,0,0,0,9,11" -use smart try-and-err techniques to find out the correct pirq line ... +Use smart trial-and-error techniques to find out the correct pirq line ... -good luck and mail to linux-smp@vger.kernel.org or +Good luck and mail to linux-smp@vger.kernel.org or linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org if you have any problems that are not covered by this document. -- cgit v1.1