Re: [PATCH] Mobil Pentium 4 HT and the NMI

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On Thu, 2005-08-18 at 20:23 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Steven Rostedt <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm resending this since I don't see it in git yet, and I'm wondering if
> > there is a problem with this patch.  I have a IBM ThinkPad G41 with a
> > Mobile Pentium 4 HT.  Without this patch, the NMI won't be setup.  Is
> > there a reason that if the x86_model is greater than 0x3 it will return.
> > Since my processor has a 0x4 x86_model, I upped it to that. Otherwise my
> > laptop won't be able to use the NMI.
> > 
> 
> Well I was hoping that someone with knowledge of the low-level Intel model
> differences would pipe up, but they all seem to be in hiding.  (Wildly
> bcc's lots of x86 people).
> 

If this is any consolation, I've been using this patch all day today
debugging a deadlock in Ingo's RT patch.  It seems to work fine with me.

Who knows, maybe in two days my Laptop will be dead because this set up
some self destruct register. (knocks on wood).

-- Steve


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