Re: [LinuxBIOS] Latest commit - clarification

[San Mehat]

okay... so we're broken until that gets in the public tree.

On 10/25/05, Lu, Yinghai  wrote:
> Don't worry, Please stay with the old code.
>
> After LNXI put back apic id lifting back, I will enable the CAR shortly in
> the public tree.
>
> YH
>
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> [e-mail]] *On Behalf Of *San Mehat
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:59 PM
> *To:* LinuxBIOS
> *Subject:* [LinuxBIOS] Latest commit - clarification
>
> Hey Jason,
>
> Would you mind just chucking up an exec summary of all the changes?.. I'm
> trying to adapt our port to the new code and am trying to figure out whats
> going on ;)
>
> Mainly:
> set_apicid_cpuid_low() = gone
> start_other_cores() = gone
> __cpu_reset = gone
> get_apicid_base() = gone
>
> Actually, the __cpu_reset: thing looks broken on CAR systems... looking at
> the tyan s4882 board, the Config.lbhttp://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http%3A%2F%2FConfig.lbonly brings in arch/i386/lib/cpu_reset.inc if we're NOT CAR....
>
> We're basicaly doing everything as CAR.
>
> Are there more changes comming? or should we just start hacking to pick up
> the pieces?
>
> thanks man...
>
> ;)
> -san