On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Dag-Erling [iso-8859-1] Smørgrav wrote: > "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. Any way we can make this a tunable? :) -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite_at_gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.orgReceived on Thu Nov 13 2003 - 08:12:53 UTC
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