Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:22:56 +0200 | | From | Ingo Molnar <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Fix paranoia about using BIOS quickboot mechanism. | |
* Alok Kataria <akataria@vmware.com> wrote:
> Make sure that we clear the "shutdown status flag" in the CMOS
> register after each CPU is brought up. This fixes a problem where the
> "shutdown status flag" may remain set when a CPU is brought up after
> booting.
btw., what problem does this result in, exactly?
> Tested on the X86 tree.
> + * Cleanup possible dangling ends...
> + */
> + smpboot_restore_warm_reset_vector();
> +
> return boot_error;
> }
patch got whitespace damaged - have a look at
Documentation/email-clients.txt for details about how to send patches as
in-line text. (or send the patch as an attachment - we accept x86
patches as attachments too)
Ingo
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