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From: Jack Steiner <steiner@sgi.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 22:42:07 +0000
Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] latest MCA logging patch
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> 
> Will you check only for Intel firmware or all IA-64 firmware in
> existence?  The original SAL spec did not require re-entrancy and I
> don't think it's safe to remove the lock unless we know for sure that
> all existing implementations have been fixed (or are no longer in
> use).

SGI firmware should not have any reentrancy issues.

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Jack Steiner    (651-683-5302)   (vnet 233-5302)      steiner@sgi.com