To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: acpi-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: ACPI freezes 2.6.1 on boot
From: "Georg C. F. Greve" <greve@gnu.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0401211051530.2123@home.osdl.org>
References: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0401211051530.2123@home.osdl.org>
Organisation: Free Software Foundation Europe - GNU Project
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:15:24 +0100
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|| On 2004-01-21 18:56:59, Linus Torvalds wrote:

 > Does it go away if you just make "acpi_pic_set_level_irq()" do
 > nothing (ie just remove the "outb()" call
 > 
 > 	arch/i386/kernel/acpi/boot.c line 273
 > 
 > or just make the if-statement be always false).

 > It's entirely possible that the SCI is just horribly broken, and
 > can't be level-triggered.

Just tried removing the outb() call both from plain vanilla 2.6.1 and
one with the latest ACPI patch. No change. The system freezes with the
same message at the same point during bootup.

Any other ideas?

Regards,
Georg

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Georg C. F. Greve                                       <greve@gnu.org>
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