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From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] return to OF via trap, not exit
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 08:46:55 +0100
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>>> Which is likely ok because it saves us from typing .registers
>>> manually.
>>
>> I can't say that's a great argument.  How about doing the trap thing
>> on "known-bad" platforms only?
>
> Can you do anything at that time anyway? I mean, reset-all pending
> either way.

You can boot a different kernel, or try to work out what went wrong.


Segher