linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/9] Fix HPET init race

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Date:	Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:31:01 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Jiri Bohac <jbohac@...e.cz>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@...e.cz>, ssouhlal@...ebsd.org,
	arjan@...radead.org, tglx@...utronix.de, johnstul@...ibm.com,
	zippel@...ux-m68k.org, andrea@...e.de
Subject: Re: [patch 1/9] Fix HPET init race


> 
> Well it still seems a bit dodgy to me - I'd have thought it'd be possible
> (and nicer) to come up with a version which is safe to call at any time.
> 
> Are you sure this won't cause a kexec'ed kernel to lock up for five
> minutes, for example?
> 
> Anyway, I'll let Andi worry about this one.  Please send him a signed-off
> and fully changelogged patch and still cc myself, thanks.

What is the status on this one? Jiri, do you have an updated patch?
-Andi
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