APIC-UP related panic

Dag-ErlingSmørgrav des at des.no
Wed Nov 12 10:04:08 PST 2003


"Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd at over-yonder.net> writes:
> > However, if NO_MIXED_MODE works, that is actually the more desirable
> > way to run your system.
> How common is the need for this?  Does turning of mixed mode when it's
> not needed give any real advantages higher up?

NO_MIXED_MODE disables a hack which allow FreeBSD to work with mother-
boards that lie about how APIC pins are wired.  In general, you always
want to use NO_MIXED_MODE *except* on hardware that has the bug that
makes the mixed-mode hack necessary.

DES
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