Re: [PATCH] GDT table patch for resume only reboots problem

[Pavel Machek <pavel-+ZI9xUNit7I@public.gmane.org>]

Hi!

> > > If I uncomment pushl and popfl it hangs(but not reboot, like going in an infinite loop) later, on
> > > 	wakeup_pmode_return:
> > > 		movw	$__KERNEL_DS, %ax
> > > 		movw	%ax, %ss           #HANGS HERE
> > > 		movw	%ax, %ds
> > 
> > Are you sure it hangs there? Your pushl $0 method to force reboot is
> > unlikely to be effective after %ss is set up properly... Which is this
> > point. [That beeping code might be handy here.]
> 
> I'm trying to use the beeping code but i get strange behavior..
> if use just a BEEP it hangs beeping forever
> if i use a  beeping loop like
> 	die:
> 		BEEP
> 		jmp die
> i don't get any sound, but it just hangs.

Hmm, I should probably not reprogram beep timer over and over and
over.

	die:
		BEEP
	die2:
		jmp die2

should do the trick.
								Pavel

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