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SubjectRe: 2.5.69-mm5: reverting i8259-shutdown.patch
On Thu, 15 May 2003, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:

> On Wed, 14 May 2003, Andrew Morton wrote:
>
> > I'd say that as long as the shutdown routines are executed in reverse
> > order of startup, then the core driver stuff has fulfilled its
> > obligations.
> >
> > In this case we need to understand why the lockup is happening - what
> > code is requiring 8259 services after the thing has been turned off?
> > Could be that the bug lies there.
>
> The registration is somewhat unfair here, it depends on device_initcall
> and we initialise the 8259 in init_IRQ.

Pat what do you say to some late shutdown callbacks? I'll drop you a
patch sometime tommorrow.

Zwane
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