>>> Andrew Morton <[email protected]> 08.11.05 23:57:21 >>>
>"Jan Beulich" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Rather than blindly re-enabling interrupts in die(), save their
state
>> upon entry and then restore that state.
>
>What is the reason for this change?
If the kernel is in really bad condition and faults with interrupts
disabled, re-enabling them in die() may cause even more trouble,
implying more chances of data corruption.
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