RE: [PATCH][2.4] generic cluster APIC support for systems with m ore than 8 CPUs

[Martin J. Bligh]

> How about using logical destination mode when programming the IOAPIC?
> Currently we do physical in io_apic.c (the reason why it breaks on NUMAQ)
> This way we can get node affinity just by setting the Destination Field
> for an IOREDTBL to APIC_BROADCAST_ID and also targetting single cpus on a
> node becomes node generic.

Yup, that'll work fine once we have balance_IRQ set up with node affinity.
Using phys is just a cheapo lazy hacker's way to steal node affinity for
free from the mouths of babes.

M.