Subject: Re: reproducible kernel panic w/ 2.0RC4MP
To: Tim Kelly <hockey@dialectronics.com>
From: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 12/03/2004 13:11:12
At 12:39 PM 12/3/2004, Tim Kelly wrote:
>At 12:27 PM -0800 12/3/04, Matt Thomas wrote:
> >Actually, I propose a different fix.  Just enable PSL_EE before
> >calling lcsplx.
>
>Well, since the problem only occurs in the MP situation, I figured the
>authors had a good reason for not enabling it before calling lcsplx.

Since we are in the idle routine, it doesn't really matter when interrupts
are enabled.  So enabling them before lowering IPL makes a lot of sense.


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