* H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:

> Ingo Molnar wrote:
>> * Bodo Eggert <7eggert@gmx.de> wrote:
>>
>>> BTW: The error function in linux-2.6.23/arch/i386/boot/compressed/misc.c 
>>> uses while(1) without cpu_relax() in order to halt the machine. Is this 
>>> fixed? Should it be fixed?
>>
>> this is early bootup so there's no need to be "nice" to other cores or 
>> sockets - none of them are really running.
>>
>
> It probably should actually HLT, to avoid sucking power, and stressing 
> the thermal system.  We're dead at this point, and the early 486's 
> which had problems with HLT will lock up - we don't care.

ok. Like the patch below?

	Ingo

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Subject: x86: hlt on early crash
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:

> It probably should actually HLT, to avoid sucking power, and stressing
> the thermal system.  We're dead at this point, and the early 486's
> which had problems with HLT will lock up - we don't care.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
---
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_32.c |    2 +-
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_64.c |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Index: linux-x86.q/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_32.c
===================================================================
--- linux-x86.q.orig/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_32.c
+++ linux-x86.q/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_32.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static void error(char *x)
 	putstr(x);
 	putstr("\n\n -- System halted");
 
-	while(1);	/* Halt */
+	asm("cli; hlt");	/* Halt */
 }
 
 asmlinkage void decompress_kernel(void *rmode, unsigned long end,
Index: linux-x86.q/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_64.c
===================================================================
--- linux-x86.q.orig/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_64.c
+++ linux-x86.q/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc_64.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static void error(char *x)
 	putstr(x);
 	putstr("\n\n -- System halted");
 
-	while(1);	/* Halt */
+	asm("cli; hlt");	/* Halt */
 }
 
 asmlinkage void decompress_kernel(void *rmode, unsigned long heap,