diff -uNr linux-2.5.69/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c linux-2.5.69.i8259_shutdown/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c
--- linux-2.5.69/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c	Sun May 11 09:09:25 2003
+++ linux-2.5.69.i8259_shutdown/arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c	Sun May 11 17:26:20 2003
@@ -245,10 +245,21 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void i8259A_shutdown(struct device *dev)
+{   
+	/* Put the i8259A into a quiescent state that
+	 * the kernel initialization code can get it
+	 * out of.
+	 */
+	outb(0xff, 0x21);	/* mask all of 8259A-1 */
+	outb(0xff, 0xA1);	/* mask all of 8259A-1 */
+}
+
 static struct device_driver i8259A_driver = {
 	.name		= "pic",
 	.bus		= &system_bus_type,
 	.resume		= i8259A_resume,
+	.shutdown	= i8259A_shutdown,
 };
 
 static struct sys_device device_i8259A = {