Re: [PATCH][2.4] generic cluster APIC support for systems with more than 8 CPUs

[William Lee Irwin III]

On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 06:04:55PM -0800, James Cleverdon wrote:
>>> A generic patch should also support Unisys' new box, the ES7000 or
>>> some such.

On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 08:00:50AM +0000, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>> That box needs more changes than just the apic setup.  Unfortunately
>> unisys thinks they shouldn't send their patches to lkml, but when you see
>> them e.g. in the suse tree it's a bit understandable that they don't want
>> anyone to really see their mess :)
>> And btw, the box isn't that new, but three years ago or so when they first
>> showed it on cebit they even refused to talk about linux due to their
>> restrictive agreements with Microsoft..

On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 03:24:01AM -0800, William Lee Irwin III wrote:
> Kevin, you're the only lkml-posting contact point I know of within Unisys.
> Is there any chance you could flag down some of the ia32 crew there for
> some commentary on this stuff? (or do so yourself if you're in it)

Sorry for the meaningless post -- I forgot to add Kevin to the cc: list.

Bill