[PATCH] boot: small change of halt method

[Andrew Brukhov <pingved@gmail.com>]

I'm new here.
After reading boot code i'm immidiatly change this string:

--- ./linux-2.6.17.11/arch/i386/boot/compressed/misc.c	2006-08-24 01:16:33.000000000 +0400
+++ /usr/src/linux-2.6.17.11/arch/i386/boot/compressed/misc.c	2006-08-24 22:36:10.000000000 +0400
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * malloc by Hannu Savolainen 1993 and Matthias Urlichs 1994
  * puts by Nick Holloway 1993, better puts by Martin Mares 1995
  * High loaded stuff by Hans Lermen & Werner Almesberger, Feb. 1996
+ * Small fix of halt method Andrew Brukhov, Aug. 2006               
  */
 
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
@@ -289,8 +290,7 @@ static void error(char *x)
 	putstr("\n\n");
 	putstr(x);
 	putstr("\n\n -- System halted");
-
-	while(1);	/* Halt */
+      	asm( "hlt" );
 }

It's becouse this code is platform depended and therefore there is no resons to write infinity cycle.

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Andrew Brukhov