Freebsd 5.4 smp on amd64

[Andrew P.]

On 11/1/05, Ian Lord <mailing-lists at msdi.ca> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I compiled my kernel using
>
> options SMP
>
> it seems to work, I now see 4 cpus on my server (2 xeon with HTT) so
> It seems fine.
>
> Following the documentation I tried to use either
> device  apic
> or
> options APIC_IO
>
> both are refused by /usr/sbin/config
>
> are they mandatory or does the documentation needs updating ?
>
> Thanks
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apic is an integral part of amd64 architecture, so there's
no option for it. We're proud that the docs are always in
need of updating - it shows how prolific the developers
really are.