Re: interrupts on APs

[Matthias Scheler <tron%zhadum.org.uk@localhost>]

On Fri, Dec 09, 2011 at 06:10:04PM +0100, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> > I've got a Dual Core machine with an Intel E7230 chipset:
> > 
> >     HP ProLiant ML110 G4 (1.0)
> >     [...]
> >     pchb0: Intel E7230 Host (rev. 0xc0)
> > 
> > But I would need a patch for "netbsd-5".
> 
> I think it's the same as with -HEAD: just change:
> #if 0
>                         if (ci == NULL ||
>                             ci->ci_nintrhand > lci->ci_nintrhand) {
>                                 ci = lci;
>                         }
> #else
>                        ci = &cpu_info_primary;
> #endif
> 
> to #if 1 in x86/x86/intr.c

How do I tell whether that causes problems or not? Kernel panics?
Interrupt storms? Lost interrupts?

        Kind regards

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