Re: lapic_at_2k interrukts eating CPU cycles

From: Wilkinson, Alex <alex.wilkinson_at_dsto.defence.gov.au>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:37:00 +0930
    0n Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 09:06:18AM +0200, Dag-Erling Smrgrav wrote: 

    >Emanuel Strobl <Emanuel.strobl_at_gmx.net> writes:
    >> I don't know what lapic stands for (the l, if apic means
    >> AdvancedProgrammableInterruptController)
    >
    >local, meaning per-CPU as opposed to the IOAPIC which is located in
    >the south bridge and shared by all CPUs.

Why do we need both LAPIC *and* an IO-APIC ?

 - aW
Received on Wed Jun 22 2005 - 11:14:11 UTC

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