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Subject[PATCH] don't call device_shutdown on halt.
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For a halt quiescing devices is overkill, historically wrong, and
error prone when the system is halted. The only drivers that should
care are drivers for devices that do the wrong thing when power is
removed.

diff -uNr linux-2.6.0-test3/kernel/sys.c linux-2.6.0-test3-no_device_shutdown/kernel/sys.c
--- linux-2.6.0-test3/kernel/sys.c Tue Jul 29 14:48:17 2003
+++ linux-2.6.0-test3-no_device_shutdown/kernel/sys.c Sun Aug 17 22:04:18 2003
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@
case LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_HALT:
notifier_call_chain(&reboot_notifier_list, SYS_HALT, NULL);
system_running = 0;
- device_shutdown();
printk(KERN_EMERG "System halted.\n");
machine_halt();
unlock_kernel();
@@ -433,7 +432,6 @@
case LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_POWER_OFF:
notifier_call_chain(&reboot_notifier_list, SYS_POWER_OFF, NULL);
system_running = 0;
- device_shutdown();
printk(KERN_EMERG "Power down.\n");
machine_power_off();
unlock_kernel();
-
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