Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 04:36:20 +0000
From: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk
To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>,
       Daniel Craig <dancraig@internode.on.net>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.0-test9-bk16 ALi M5229 kernel boot error
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On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 10:50:04PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> >-	if (north && north->vendor != PCI_VENDOR_ID_AL) {
> >+	if (!isa_dev) {
> > 		local_irq_restore(flags);
> > 	        return 0;
> 
> 
> For a little bit of history, this 'if' test succeeds on Alpha.  We 
> return here on Alpha to avoid x86-specific stuff.

... on _some_ alphas.
 
> Al, any chance you could test Linus's patch?  It hinges on whether the 
> Alpha will match the southbridge (isa_dev), rather than the northbridge. 
>  This seems like a safe bet, but better to test and be sure...

DS10 here actually has Ali southbridge and it has nothing on 0.0.0, so
it won't make any difference on this box - neither condition is met.

And UP1000 box (also 1533/5229) has faulty DMA on the southbridge - even
for floppy, so it's useless for such testing.
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