linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][RFC] exception processing in early boot

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Message-Id: <200608301902.20728.ak@suse.de>
Date:	Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:02:20 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	"linux-os (Dick Johnson)" <linux-os@...logic.com>
Cc:	pageexec@...email.hu, "Willy Tarreau" <w@....eu>,
	Riley@...liams.name, davej@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC] exception processing in early boot


> Even the i286 and the 8086 support hlt. Is there some Cyrix chip that
> you are trying to preserve? I think even those all implimented
> hlt as well.


According to the kernel code it's

char    hlt_works_ok;   /* Problems on some 486Dx4's and old 386's */

I don't know more details about what these problems were.

-Andi

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