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Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 07:37:01 -0500 (CDT)
From: dave adkins <adkin003@gold.tc.umn.edu>
To: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/include param.h src/sys/i386/isa  apic_ipl.s apic_vector.s icu_ipl.s ipl.s ipl_funcs.c src/sys/i386/i386  exception.s locore.s microtime.s simplelock.s
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On Sun, 24 Aug 1997, Steve Passe wrote:

> 
> this is what I was looking for.  try modifying i386/isa/ipl_funcs.c:
> 
> move all the GENSPL() targets:
> 
> from b4 the GENSPL2() macro to just after it, ie with the 2 existing
> GENSPL2() targets:
> 
> GENSPL2(splhigh, cpl = HWI_MASK | SWI_MASK)
> GENSPL2(spltty, cpl |= tty_imask)
> 
> then change them all from GENSPL to GENSPL2.  reenable REAL_IFCPL and see
> if that works.
> 

Steve,

The move from GENSPL to GENSPL2 fixes the problem. An splxxx must be
called before smp is active.

Thanks

dave adkins