On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 7:05 PM, <ge...@plan9.bell-labs.com> wrote: > I've just pushed out a small change to /sys/src/9/pc/realmode.c that > allows monitor=vesa to work on multiprocessor pcs without *nomp being > defined in plan9.ini (i.e., you can use all available processors [or > cores] and still use vesa mode). I've also pushed out new kernels, so > the distribution built tonight should include this fix.
Cool, thanks! If I read this right, you turn off interrupts on just the CPU executing in realmode. Is the really all that had to be done for vesa to support MP systems? -- vs
