Re: [Fwd: [PATCH] Don't save state in ACPI on shutdown/reboot]

[Ducrot Bruno <ducrot-kk6yZipjEM5g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>]

On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 11:23:44AM -0500, Len Brown wrote:
> 

Content-Description: Forwarded message - [PATCH] Don't save state in ACPI on shutdown/reboot
> From: Andi Kleen <ak-h9bWGtP8wOw@public.gmane.org>
> To: marcelo.tosatti-3EexvZdKGZRWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org, len.brown@intel.com
> Subject: [PATCH] Don't save state in ACPI on shutdown/reboot
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> 
> The ACPI code in 2.4 currently saves the machine state as for a 
> suspend when doing an reboot or shutdown. This fails on x86-64
> on some boxes.
> 
> Don't save/restore state in ACPI when entering S5.

That break also some i386 boxes.  That why I submitted another patch (do
I have to post it again?)

> 
> -Andi
> 

...

> @@ -127,6 +128,7 @@
>  		 * interrupts.
>  		 */
>  #ifdef CONFIG_X86
> +		/* AK: this looks rather broken in APIC mode */
>  		init_8259A(0);

I know.  In fact, this may be not sufficiant for PIC mode
as well.


-- 
Ducrot Bruno

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--  Don't know.  Don't care.


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