Re: maxcpus=1 fails to boot

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On Sat, 2007-05-19 at 00:15 -0700, Darren Hart wrote:
> When trying to boot with the maxcpus=1 option, the -rt kernel seems to hang 
> somewhere in acpi_processor_init().
> 
> I tested mainline 2.6.21 and it does boot with maxcpus=1.  2.6.20-rt8, 
> 2.6.21-rt1, 2, and 4 all hang at:
> 
> Calling initcall 0xffffffff817a41df: acpi_processor_init+0x0/0xdf()
> 
> when booted with initcall_debug and maxcpus=1.  I traced this only as far as 
> the call to acpi_bus_register_driver.  So this seems to have been introduced 
> by the -rt patch.  I'm not sure if I should try and see when it was 
> introduced (as 2.6.16-rt22 does not fail) or if I should head "down the acpi 
> rabbit hole"...

Be careful, when sticking your head into this hole !

I try to nail it down. 

	tglx


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