Re: [parisc-linux] Couple of questions

[Philipp Rumpf <prumpf@puffin.external.hp.com>]

> Just a slight clarification on what TOC does. Although on the surface the
> Transfer-Of-Control button/switch merely appears to result in a system
> reset, its primary use is to recover from system hang conditions while
> preserving the machine state for later analysis, i.e. where and why was
> the sytem hung.
> 
> So, in summary, although TOC on the surface appears to merely 'reset' the
> system, it is capable of much more provided the OS specifies an OS_TOC
> entry point for recovery and debug of machine state at any point during
> system run time.

Actually, that's exactly what reset does on (most) x86 boxes.  Remember
getting 286s out of protected mode by resetting them ?

I'm not convinced having customized TOC / HPMC handlers for Linux/PA-RISC
is a good idea yet.

	Philipp Rumpf