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From: Nemo <nemo.mbox@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:46:33 +0100
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] tech writer humor
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apic ids can be found in the madt table, from acpi, iirc.

On Feb 22, 2011, at 9:27 PM, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net> wrote:

> On Tue Feb 22 15:11:29 EST 2011, rminnich@gmail.com wrote:
>> let me ask the question again. I know what the difference between APIC
>> and ACPI means.
>
> i wasn't implying that you didn't.  i was saying that i sometimes
> think one and say the other.
>
>> Why is it that they don't think anyone needs that register any more?
>> What are they suggesting people use instead?
>
> good question.  as i said before, i have to chalk it up to
> hurried documentation.  i'm quite sure apic ids are still
> important.
>
> - erik
>