[plug] APIC

[Michael Holland]

I've had some kernel problems since installing Mandrake 10 on an nforce
box, and will try disabling APIC. (Advanced Programmable Interrupt
Controller).
   But what does it do? OK, it controls interrupts, but whats the
alternative? What do I loose by disabling it? I see some references to
SMP. Is apic much importance on a regular machine?

And why am I having troube finding out. Google finds lots of mentions, but
little explanation.

cheers, Mike.

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