From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753696AbYHLXNG (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:13:06 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751871AbYHLXMz (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:12:55 -0400 Received: from earthlight.etchedpixels.co.uk ([81.2.110.250]:56765 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751754AbYHLXMz (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:12:55 -0400 Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:55:35 +0100 From: Alan Cox To: "H. Peter Anvin" Cc: Joerg Roedel , mingo@redhat.com, tglx@linutronix.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Setup code crashes my old 486 box Message-ID: <20080812235535.18f7519c@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <48A2155B.1020904@zytor.com> References: <20080812224703.GV31439@8bytes.org> <48A2155B.1020904@zytor.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.11; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Right in concept, but I dislike the implementation (duplication of the > CPU detect code we already have). Could you try this patch and see if > it works for you? I was under the impression that spudstop came in with the Pentium II so presumably < 6 would be even safer ? Alan