Re: [PATCH 1/5] stack overflow safe kdump (2.6.16-rc1-i386) - safe_smp_processor_id

On Wednesday 25 January 2006 08:10, Andrew Morton wrote:

> It assumes that all x86 SMP machines have APICs.  That's untrue of Voyager.
> I think we can probably live with this assumption - others would know
> better than I.

Early x86s didn't have APICs and they are still often disabled on not so 
old mobile CPUs.  I don't think it's a good assumption to make for i386.

-Andi
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