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From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
To: Alok Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: mingo@redhat.com, tglx@linutronix.de, hpa@zytor.com,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Daniel Arai <arai@vmware.com>,
	Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix paranoia about using BIOS quickboot mechanism.
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:22:56 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080407082256.GA3524@elte.hu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1207352954.6294.30.camel@promb-2n-dhcp158.eng.vmware.com>


* Alok Kataria <akataria@vmware.com> wrote:

> Make sure that we clear the "shutdown status flag" in the CMOS 
> register after each CPU is brought up.  This fixes a problem where the 
> "shutdown status flag" may remain set when a CPU is brought up after 
> booting.

btw., what problem does this result in, exactly?

> Tested on the X86 tree.

> + * Cleanup possible dangling ends...
> + */
> + smpboot_restore_warm_reset_vector();
> +
> return boot_error;
> }

patch got whitespace damaged - have a look at 
Documentation/email-clients.txt for details about how to send patches as 
in-line text. (or send the patch as an attachment - we accept x86 
patches as attachments too)

	Ingo

  reply	other threads:[~2008-04-07  8:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-04-04 23:49 Alok Kataria
2008-04-07  8:22 ` Ingo Molnar [this message]
2008-04-07 18:38   ` Alok Kataria
2008-04-08 20:48     ` Alok Kataria

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