I'm installing FreeBSD (tried both 11-CURRENT, BETA-3) on a Dell C6320. When I activate X2Apic Mode in the processor settings in the BIOS and boot FreeBSD, I get the following error: http://people.freebsd.org/~bcr/mps0_error.jpg Deactivating the X2Apic option in the BIOS lets FreeBSD boot normally and the mps0 controller can use the attached disks normally. I have several (12 in total) systems like these, all exhibit the same behaviour. I can provide more information on firmware versions and other details upon request.
(In reply to Benedict Reuschling from comment #0) What exactly the statement 'won't boot' mean ? Does the machine enters infinite loop with the messages ? I would like to see the verbose dmesg with the x2APIC option turned off and on (can you capture using serial console ?). Can you compile and boot kernel without mps(4) ? You probably would be not able to mount local root, but I need messages and not the operational system. I do not think IPIs are ever used at the device probe stage, so it might be some pecularity in the BIOS resources allocation triggered by the option.
Created attachment 173268 [details] Verbose dmesg with x2apic disabled
Created attachment 173269 [details] Kernel with nodevice mps and x2apic disabled
Created attachment 173270 [details] Kernel with nodevice mps and x2apic enabled
Created attachment 173271 [details] Verbose booting with x2apic enabled The usbd probes eventually time out after trying usbus0, usbus1, and usbus2 for a while. Then the boot process stops entirely.
I've attached the outputs and dmesg I was able to capture. Yes, "won't boot" means the machine enters an infinite loop at that point. The kernel config file I used without the mps device has these contents: include GENERIC nodevice mps
(In reply to Benedict Reuschling from comment #6) The data is not useful, obviously. I want to see complete verbose dmesg from the boot with BIOS option x2APIC enabled. You may either configure serial console or perhaps try NFS boot.
OK, I've made a screen recording of the verbose boot process with x2apic enabled and placed it in my home on freefall, filename: mps_verbose_x2apic_enabled.mov . Booting from NFS is not possible in the network where this server is located.